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Dark skies of Australia.

39 sky guides in Australia, out of 96 places we know there.

1Bortle91desertTanami DesertAustraliaAustralia21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep1Bortle91desertGreat Sandy DesertAustraliaAustralia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Jun–Sep1Bortle90desertGibson DesertAustraliaAustralia21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep1Bortle90astronomical observatoryMurchison Radio-astronomy ObservatoryAustraliaAustralia21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep1Bortle90desertLittle Sandy DesertAustraliaAustralia21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep1Bortle90lakeLake AmadeusAustraliaAustralia21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep1Bortle90canyonKings CanyonAustraliaAustralia21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep1Bortle89desertSimpson DesertAustraliaAustralia21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Aug1Bortle89desertStrzelecki DesertAustraliaAustralia21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep1Bortle89desertPedirka DesertAustraliaAustralia21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep1Bortle89desertTirari-Sturt stony desertAustraliaAustralia21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep1Bortle89desertSturt Stony DesertAustraliaAustralia21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep1Bortle89desertPainted DesertAustraliaAustralia21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep2Bortle88astronomical observatorySiding Spring ObservatoryAustraliaAustralia21.88 mag/arcsec² · Apr–Aug1Bortle88lakeKati Thanda–Lake EyreAustraliaAustralia21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep1Bortle88desertTirari DesertAustraliaAustralia21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep1Bortle88mountainKata TjutaAustraliaAustralia21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep1Bortle88desertGreat Victoria DesertAustraliaAustralia21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep1Bortle88lakeLake TorrensAustraliaAustralia21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep2Bortle87astronomical observatoryAustralia Telescope National FacilityAustraliaAustralia21.88 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep2Bortle86International Dark Sky ParkWarrumbungle National ParkAustraliaAustralia21.88 mag/arcsec² · Apr–Aug2Bortle86mountainMount KosciuszkoAustraliaAustralia21.87 mag/arcsec² · Apr–Aug2Bortle85astronomical observatoryParkes ObservatoryAustraliaAustralia21.84 mag/arcsec² · Apr–Aug2Bortle85islandMelville IslandAustraliaAustralia21.88 mag/arcsec² · Jun–Sep1Bortle84mountainMount OssaAustraliaAustralia21.89 mag/arcsec² · May–Aug1Bortle82lakeLake HillierAustraliaAustralia21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep2Bortle82islandKangaroo IslandAustraliaAustralia21.86 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep1Bortle81islandChristmas IslandAustraliaAustralia21.89 mag/arcsec² · Jul–Sep1Bortle80volcanoBall's PyramidAustraliaAustralia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Apr–May, Jul–Sep2Bortle79canyonLoch Ard GorgeAustraliaAustralia21.83 mag/arcsec² · Apr–Aug1Bortle78islandWest IslandAustraliaAustralia21.90 mag/arcsec² · May, Jul–Oct1Bortle78islandLord Howe IslandAustraliaAustralia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Apr–May, Jul–Sep1Bortle78volcanoMawson PeakAustraliaAustralia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Apr–Jul2Bortle72islandMacquarie IslandAustraliaAustralia21.85 mag/arcsec² · Apr–Jul1Bortle71beachGilchrist BeachAustraliaAustralia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Apr–Jul4Bortle69astronomical observatoryMount Pleasant Radio ObservatoryAustraliaAustralia21.17 mag/arcsec² · Jun–Jul4Bortle68astronomical observatoryPerth ObservatoryAustraliaAustralia20.51 mag/arcsec² · Apr–Aug5Bortle60astronomical observatoryMount Stromlo ObservatoryAustraliaAustralia20.15 mag/arcsec² · Apr–Jul8Bortle27astronomical observatorySydney ObservatoryAustraliaAustralia17.83 mag/arcsec² · May, Jul–Sep

Other places in Australia

  • K'gariBortle 2
  • King IslandBortle 2
  • Flinders IslandBortle 2
  • Bathurst IslandBortle 1
  • Kumpupintil LakeBortle 1
  • Lake GairdnerBortle 1
  • Mount AugustusBortle 1
  • Budj BimBortle 2
  • Mount BogongBortle 2
  • Mount TownsendBortle 2
  • Mount ZeilBortle 1
  • Mount HothamBortle 2
  • Lake St ClairBortle 1
  • Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation ReserveBortle 1
  • Lake FromeBortle 1
  • Lake GordonBortle 1
  • Lake ArgyleBortle 1
  • Dove LakeBortle 1
  • Burning MountainBortle 2
  • Mount ConnerBortle 1
  • Jack HillsBortle 1
  • Barn BluffBortle 1
  • Cradle MountainBortle 1
  • Murray Hill, Christmas IslandBortle 1

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Do you prefer beaches, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, islands, rivers, canyons, caves, dark skies, viewpoints, birdwatching or forests?

Same idea, other landscapes: field atlases built on open data, in seven languages.

beachesCoastyaFind your beach: sea temperature, sun and swimming month by month.Visit lakesLakeyasEvery lake on Earth: water temperature, ice, depth and the shore.Visit mountainsPeakyasEvery summit in 3D: summit weather, the 0 °C line, huts and trails.Visit waterfallsCascadyasEvery waterfall: height, flow month by month and when it roars.Visit islandsIslandyasEvery island from the sea up: size, sea temperature, ferries and 3D.Visit riversRiveryasEvery river from source to sea: the journey, the flow and the basin in numbers.Visit canyonsCanyonyasEvery canyon cut to scale: depth to the floor, rim and floor temperatures, trails and viewpoints.Visit cavesCavernyasEvery cave with its real depth and length: the rock above, the temperature inside all year, and how to visit.Visit
dark skiesDarkskyasWhere the night is still dark: the sky of every place, the Milky Way month by month, the Moon, eclipses and auroras.You are here
viewpointsViewyasEvery viewpoint with its real 360° panorama: the peaks you can name, how far you see and where the sun sets.Coming soonVisit
birdwatchingBirdyasEvery bird sanctuary and wetland with the species recorded month by month: who is resident, who comes for the summer, who only passes through.Coming soonVisit
forestsForestyaEvery forest with its land-cover rings, what grows and lives in it, and the best months to walk it.Coming soonVisit