
Where is the 'darkest' part of Ireland?
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However the council just installed three Natrium lights in the small harbour nearby. All in the name of progress!
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I suppose it would have to be as remote as possible, how about somewhere in the Aran islands?
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I passed through it this summer Ronan and I marked the spot onThe Innagh Valley in Connemara,
the sat nav!
The place looks amazing and I'd certainly say it's worth a look at night.
I had concerns though about the mountains causing standing clouds.
Other than that it's pretty darn remote and not that many houses for miles around.
I've been on the Aran a few times Galway is noticabe to the East
and although I didn't take much notice before
Judging by Google Earth, South is looking over the water to the coast of Clare.
Not sure...
What about somewhere down by Mizen Head in Cork?
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Morbo: "Kittens give Morbo gas."
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I've done some astrophotography up there and you still pick up
glow from Galway, and some of the small towns nearby.
Now don't get me wrong, it's still excellent but
we all know the worst places,
maybe we should also on the other hand know the best?
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I find the skies over parts of Wexford are very dark and it's not to far from Dublin for me to travel too.
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......When its not raining that is!
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You may have all heard of these apps by now but I thought I'd leave this here just in case.
Two apps that can measure the Light Pollution/Dark Sky in your area:
For Android: 'Loss of the Night' scistarter.com/project/801-Loss%20of%20the%20Night?tab=project
For iPhone: itunes.apple.com/us/app/dark-sky-meter/id602989060?mt=8
Found in this article: blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2013/05/10/two...ure-light-pollution/
The data from 'Loss of the night' is sent to the Globe at Night project as part of their international dark sky campaign. But you can also follow the 5 steps on their website to contribute your dark sky reading: www.globeatnight.org/5-steps.php
There's only 5 readings on the Globe at Night interactive map for Ireland so far - so it'd be great to get more up on the map.
I measured a value of about 21 or limiting magnitude 6 using the Dark Sky Meter in Furbogh, Co. Galway. This is about 7 miles from Galway city. I also got a value of about 6 magnitude in the same location by counting the stars in the Constellation Hercules on August 21st, 2014 using the the Globe at Night method.
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