Super sky to rubbish, which have you got ?

[cotterless45]

About 5 is good for here, can drop with moisture in the air , or the blast of security lights. Can't wait to get to Skye next month. Heading for 1 !

Nick.

[FenlandPaul]

Somewhere around a 4 I would guess. Sometimes feels like a 3; sometimes feels like a 5. Enjoy Skye!

[dweller25]

5 to 7 for me

[jabeoo1]

5-7 depending on direction and conditions.

[johnrt]

5

[0030]

5 in my back yard, 4 at the local astronomy club approx 9 miles to east, 3 at the beach approx 15 miles to northeast, 1 at  beach and national forest approx 60 miles to north.

[mcolbert]

comparing the chart to our night skies, it's got to be a 1 even though we are rural.  But the qualifier is that we are in the foothills of the Australian Alps so I suppose that helps.  Now, if we can only do something about the cloud...

michael

[DaveS]

7-8 depending on weather conditions.

A couple of weeks ago when we had that heavy pollution and Sahara dust it went to about 12 I should think.

[JB80]

I'd say about 4 or 3, sometimes 5.

[ngwillym]

4 or 3 maybe 2 on rare occasions and in the right direction (i.e. pointing away from Southampton and/or the Saints training ground

[estwing]

3-4for mine

[Grotemobile]

A 5-3 here on the South Coast. Had some good

nights here.Tonight looks like one of them.

http://www.accuweather.com/en/gb/peacehaven/bn10-8/astronomy-weather/327916

Steve

[Kishen20]

I live in a suburban-urban transition where the urban area is just 1 km away.

I'm at 6-9 depending the time of day (not many lights at 3am than at 8pm),  weather & my mood! Yes the reflected light off the clouds at a cloudy day and my frustration can make it up to a 10! (if there is)

I remember the day at early February 2012 when I went to Penang island and on the way there there was a mountainous road in Perak state with no street lights and it was like 6am, and I was in awe looking at the sky where there were more stars than I imagine there were.

I think it was 2/3/4 or somewhat.... At that time I could only recognise Scorpio as it rose, because I wasn't much into astronomy than I am now, and I knew Scorpio because it was on of four constellations I learnt from school (Scorpio, Orion, Big Dipper [in ursa major] & Crux)

Then when we came home at night the waxing gibbous was so bright it was like a spotlight, illuminating the car too and washing out the stars, claiming the sky to itself.

I wish I could go to that higway again... I also wish I focused to Scorpio more longer so that I could've glimpsed the milky way at least.

[symesie04]

Prob a 6 where i am. But on the odd occasion i actually force my butt to go to one of my dark sites at Rye marshes or Isle of Sheppey reckon more of a 2-2.5.

[ronin]

Guess 5 and after midnight a 4 if there is one.

[laser_jock99]

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About 5 is good for here, can drop with moisture in the air , or the blast of security lights. Can't wait to get to Skye next month. Heading for 1 !

Nick.

Probably a 2 in Powys - haze and moisture are the biggest transparency killers in my experience. Picking the right night improves things remarkably.

BTW Skye in May will be more like a 9 sky (the red line is today's position)

Now compare this to a Southern UK location- Sark, Channel Islands, which also has the benefit of no midges!

[swamp thing]

You sure Skye is going to be dark enough in May Nick?

LLyn peninsular last year in late May didn't get proper dark for more than an hour at best. Skye is obviously much further north.

[John]

Varying between 5 and 3 for me. Sometimes all three within an hour or two, usually from good to not so good

[Guest]

4-5 for me... until my daft cat triggers off the neighbours security light 

[symesie04]

Skye hmm that may be a little disappointing. I go to Skye regularly in June and can tell you that not only does the sun not set till very late (stood taking sunset pics at Neist point lighthouse at 10:45) but the skye really just never gets dark. Might be a bit better in may but your not going to get long.

[ghostdance]

7 at best through to more usual 8/9. Or orange clouds. Or turbulence.

Dark skies apart, good job I adore London 

[SteveB72]

Approximately 5 for me in Woking. Occasionally you can make out the Milky Way if you know where to look.

[marco-prunotto]

Dear friends two applications that are quite useful for darkness determination: DSM and LOss of the night. Try them, I had some fun with that this week end. Direct intelligent use of an iphone

[DRT]

Oops! I just booked a cottage on Skye in August :-(

Didn't think about the not getting dark thing so might switch to Canvey Island

[turbohobbit]

5 or 6 I'd say, here in Epsom. Similar to SteveB72