Dark Sky StaysAstrotourism WA: Astrophotography hot spots
Mapped astrophotography locations around regional WA.
Dark sky resources
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WA stargazing
Astrotourism WA: Stargazing trails
Pre-planned stargazing road trips from Perth into the Wheatbelt, Mid West, Goldfields and Gascoyne.
Trails WA: Dark Sky Stargazing Trails
A network of eight stargazing drive trails linking Astrotourism Towns and observing sites.
Perth Observatory
WA’s historic observatory in Bickley, with tours and night sky viewing.
Gravity Discovery Centre
Science centre and observatory near Gingin, north of Perth.
Light pollution maps & data
Light Pollution Map (lightpollutionmap.info)
Interactive map of VIIRS night lights, modelled sky brightness, the World Atlas and SQM readings.
World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness (Falchi et al. 2016), data
The modelled global sky-brightness dataset behind many darkness maps (GFZ Data Services).
NASA Black Marble (VIIRS night lights)
NASA’s nightly, monthly and yearly VIIRS night-lights products.
Earth Observation Group: VIIRS Nighttime Lights
Colorado School of Mines monthly and annual VIIRS night-light composites.
Clear Outside
Astronomy weather forecast: cloud layers, moon and darkness times.
Bortle scale (Grokipedia)
Plain explainer of the 1–9 Bortle dark-sky scale.
Dark sky organisations
DarkSky International: Dark Sky Places
Directory of certified International Dark Sky Places worldwide.
Australasian Dark Sky Alliance
Australian not-for-profit working on dark sky protection and accreditation.
ADSA Dark Sky Experiences
ADSA’s listing of dark sky experiences and places.