i want to plan a trip to the best place in the world to look at the stars!
2007-12-08 06:37:22 · 5 answers · asked by o0♥0o 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
A party? Hm..I'm not too big on parties! I'm imagining a bunch of crazy people dancing around and chanting while worshiping the stars haha. Hawaii sounds nice tho thanks guys.
2007-12-08 09:18:15 · update #1
here's a basic light pollution map of the world
http://www.inquinamentoluminoso.it/download/mondo_ridotto0p25.gif
find the spots with no color and those are probably your best bets.
if you have google earth http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html
I have light pollution overlays for ya that have a bit more detail.
USA light pollution map
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=269838
EUROPE light pollution map
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=269432
2007-12-08 08:22:22 · answer #1 · answered by Mercury 2010 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You can get some idea of the very best sites by looking at where the big observatories are located. Cerro Paranal in Chile, Mauna Kea in Hawaii, and Mt. Graham in Arizona, for example. But you may have more fun if you head for one of the big dark sky star parties. The Oregon Star Party and the Nebraska Star Party both have superb viewing conditions, plus you get hundreds of enthusiastic amateur astronomers and their telescopes, and activities for astronomers and their families. There are other big regional star parties, too.
2007-12-08 09:08:06 · answer #2 · answered by injanier 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Keck Observatory, Mauna Kea, Hawaii, if you can stand the altitude. And you might be given a cool tour of the facilities. They have the two largest telescopes in the world. (Or did the Russians build a bigger one recently?)
2007-12-08 06:52:56 · answer #3 · answered by Brant 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The bottom of the Grand Canyon.
2007-12-08 12:21:50 · answer #4 · answered by Issa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from the moon
2007-12-08 06:53:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋