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Bortle 3 ★ Apennine Dark Sky Oasis 📍 Tuscany & Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Foreste Casentinesi National Park

43.8667000° N, 11.7500000° E • Elevation: 1100m

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🌌 About This Observing Location

Ancient Apennine beech and fir forests buffering observers from Florence and Bologna light pollution.

Bortle Scale Class 3
Elevation 1100 m
Latitude 43.867°
Longitude 11.75°

☁️ 4-Night Stargazing Cloud Forecast

Updated hourly via Open-Meteo
Thu, Oct 15
27%
Avg Night Cloud
Sunset: 18:29
Sunrise: 07:27
Fair Sky
Fri, Oct 16
49%
Avg Night Cloud
Sunset: 18:27
Sunrise: 07:28
Fair Sky
Sat, Oct 17
85%
Avg Night Cloud
Sunset: 18:26
Sunrise: 07:29
Overcast Sky
Sun, Oct 18
89%
Avg Night Cloud
Sunset: 18:24
Sunrise: 07:30
Overcast Sky

✨ Darkness & Sky Quality

Class 3: Rural sky with detailed Milky Way.

Naked-Eye Limiting Mag: 6.6 – 7.0 mag
Milky Way Visibility: Clearly visible with dark lanes
Zodiacal Light: Distinct in spring/autumn

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