Light Pollution Map
Resources like this (and as others have mentioned, Dark Site Finder) are very useful for astrophotography, especially for a hobbyist like myself. Many don't realize how relatively close they live to areas with great nighttime viewing conditions.<p>For example, upstate New York has some great viewing locations, so even if you live in NYC it's an easy weekend trip. Here's a shot I took of the Milky Way taken from such a site (one of the darker spots in the map): <a href="https://www.lumathon.com/photo/_qTYviEhy/Colors-of-the-Milky-Way" rel="nofollow">https://www.lumathon.com/photo/_qTYviEhy/Colors-of-the-Milky...</a><p>Edit: a few more of my other shots of the night sky for anyone interested, various locations, all of which were scouted using a light pollution map like the one posted -- <a href="https://www.lumathon.com/dan/photos/tag/stars" rel="nofollow">https://www.lumathon.com/dan/photos/tag/stars</a>