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Dark skies of China.

55 sky guides in China, out of 92 places we know there.

1Bortle90lakeYamdrok LakeChinaChina21.89 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Jan1Bortle88mountainMount KailashChinaChina21.90 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Dec1Bortle88lakeNamtsoChinaChina21.90 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Dec2Bortle88mountainBogda PeakChinaChina21.86 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Oct1Bortle88desertTaklamakanChinaChina21.90 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Nov1Bortle88desertAlashanChinaChina21.89 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Jan2Bortle87mountainMount WutaiChinaChina21.77 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Jan1Bortle87mountainMount GonggaChinaChina21.89 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Jan1Bortle87lakeQinghai LakeChinaChina21.89 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Dec2Bortle87desertOrdos DesertChinaChina21.84 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Jan1Bortle87desertGobi DesertChinaChina21.90 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Nov1Bortle87desertBadain Jaran DesertChinaChina21.89 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Jan1Bortle86mountainJongsong PeakChinaChina21.89 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Feb2Bortle86desertMu Us DesertChinaChina21.81 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Dec2Bortle85desertTengger DesertChinaChina21.85 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan2Bortle85lakeHeaven LakeChinaChina21.88 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Feb1Bortle85mountainMount EverestChinaChina21.89 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Dec2Bortle85desertKubuqi DesertChinaChina21.72 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Jan1Bortle85mountainPumoriChinaChina21.89 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Dec1Bortle85mountainGyachung KangChinaChina21.89 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Dec1Bortle85desertLop DesertChinaChina21.90 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Jan1Bortle84mountainChangtseChinaChina21.89 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Dec1Bortle84lakeLake ManasarovarChinaChina21.89 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Oct1Bortle84mountainChomo LonzoChinaChina21.89 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Dec1Bortle84lakeLake RakshastalChinaChina21.89 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Oct1Bortle84mountainCho OyuChinaChina21.89 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Dec1Bortle83lakeHulun LakeChinaChina21.89 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Feb2Bortle83desertGurbantünggüt DesertChinaChina21.85 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Oct2Bortle83desertKumtag ShamoChinaChina21.86 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Nov1Bortle83lakePangong TsoChinaChina21.89 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Oct1Bortle83mountainNorth ColChinaChina21.89 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Dec2Bortle83mountainYangraChinaChina21.88 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Dec1Bortle82mountainKongur TaghChinaChina21.90 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Dec2Bortle82lakeBosten LakeChinaChina21.84 mag/arcsec² · Mar, Oct–Jan2Bortle82canyonTiger Leaping GorgeChinaChina21.84 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Jan1Bortle82mountainMakaluChinaChina21.89 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Dec2Bortle82lakeKhankaChinaChina21.87 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Feb2Bortle82desertKumtag DesertChinaChina21.85 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Nov1Bortle82mountainMuztagh AtaChinaChina21.90 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Dec1Bortle82canyonYarlung Tsangpo Grand CanyonChinaChina21.89 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Dec1Bortle81mountainBroad PeakChinaChina21.90 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Dec1Bortle81mountainGasherbrum IIIChinaChina21.90 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Dec1Bortle81mountainGurla MandhataChinaChina21.89 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Oct2Bortle81astronomical observatoryXinjiang Astronomical ObservatoryChinaChina21.72 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Jan1Bortle80lakeKanas LakeChinaChina21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Feb1Bortle79mountainKhan TengriChinaChina21.90 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Jan1Bortle78mountainNamcha BarwaChinaChina21.90 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Dec4Bortle78astronomical observatoryXinglong StationChinaChina21.21 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Jan3Bortle75lakePoyang LakeChinaChina21.53 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Dec3Bortle74mountainMount SanqingChinaChina21.58 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Dec4Bortle65astronomical observatoryGaocheng Astronomical ObservatoryChinaChina20.72 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Jan9Bortle26astronomical observatoryBeijing Ancient ObservatoryChinaChina17.27 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Jan9Bortle23astronomical observatoryPurple Mountain ObservatoryChinaChina17.70 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Dec9Bortle21astronomical observatoryHong Kong ObservatoryChinaChina17.59 mag/arcsec² · Oct, Dec9Bortle20astronomical observatoryHong Kong Space MuseumChinaChina17.58 mag/arcsec² · Oct, Dec

Other places in China

  • Lugu LakeBortle 2
  • Black LakeBortle 1
  • Sayram LakeBortle 2
  • Heaven Lake of Tian ShanBortle 3
  • Skil BrumBortle 1
  • Gyala PeriBortle 1
  • KhumbutseBortle 2
  • Jingpo LakeBortle 2
  • Amne MachinBortle 1
  • Ulugh MuztaghBortle 1
  • KawagarboBortle 1
  • Labuche KangBortle 1
  • MelungtseBortle 2
  • Siling LakeBortle 1
  • Semenov-Tyan-Shanskiy peakBortle 1
  • Mount SiguniangBortle 2
  • Mount Nyenchen TanglhaBortle 1
  • Noijin KangsangBortle 1
  • KangpenqingBortle 1
  • Gyaring LakeBortle 1
  • Kangphu KangBortle 1
  • LingtrenBortle 2
  • Sauyr ZhotasyBortle 1
  • Ngoring LakeBortle 1

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