Night-Sky Observation #3 (Light Pollution/ Star Count)

Night-Sky Observation 3:

 Light Pollution

 

 

 

Light Pollution Map of the United States

 

 
Location:  Womelsdorf, PA
Date/ Time:  June 26th, 2013 at 12:30 A.M.

 

Stars Observed:

1.  1
2.  3
3.  3
4.  1
5. 2 
6.  2
7.  3
8.  1
9. 3 
10.  2
11.  3
12.  3
13.  2
14.  2
15.  4
16.  3
17.  4
18.   4
19.   4
20. 3

- Cumulative Total:  62
- Divided by 20:  3.1


Multiplied by 99.2=  307.52 stars



Observation Notes:

Well, I had to wait quite a while to see a night-sky worth observing.  Because of the storm earlier, the sky was covered in clouds well after sunset and up until about midnight.  Slowly the moonlight made its way through, followed by the appearance of the stars.  The Big Dipper was very noticeable and I also observed that through the toilet-paper roll, the stars became more apparent.  I believe having my vision condensed allowed my eyes to focus in on more stars.  Considering the conditions, it was a relatively clear night.  The light pollution seemed very low because what stars I could see were extremely vivid.  I will blame the weather conditions for the small amount of stars per view.  Regardless, it was a pretty night to do a night-sky observation!