Light Pollution Survey

AAAD Light Pollution Survey-Beta

The AAAD light pollution survey is an experiment to collect data on the quality of the night sky for general astronomy in major Indian cities. Please use the form below to supply limiting magnitude data taken during your skywatch. To find how to estimate limiting magnitude please click here. Please include observation sites within 20 km of the city's municipal boundaries. The information gathered through this tool is only free for non-commercial use and is allowed with proper citation of this resource. Some guidelines you need to remember

Only one entry per user is allowed for a given night.
Please report limiting magnitude using your eyesight only.
If you are an astronomer and would like your city to be added to this study, please drop an email to
vidur_itm [at] yahoo dot com
Database Status:
LIVE
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Display Records

Choose the period and the city to generate pretty graph's on light pollution data

Location: Year:

Name of Observer*:
email ID:
Limiting Mag*: