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Bortle 2 ★ Pristine Prairie Dark Sky 📍 South Dakota, United States

Badlands National Park

43.8554000° N, -102.3397000° E • Elevation: 950m

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🌌 About This Observing Location

Striking eroded clay buttes, pinnacles, and spires rising out of the Great Plains under sweeping Milky Way skies.

Bortle Scale Class 2
Elevation 950 m
Latitude 43.855°
Longitude -102.34°

☁️ 4-Night Stargazing Cloud Forecast

Updated hourly via Open-Meteo
Wed, Nov 4
42%
Avg Night Cloud
Sunset: 16:35
Sunrise: 06:29
Fair Sky
Thu, Nov 5
91%
Avg Night Cloud
Sunset: 16:34
Sunrise: 06:31
Overcast Sky
Fri, Nov 6
54%
Avg Night Cloud
Sunset: 16:33
Sunrise: 06:32
Fair Sky
Sat, Nov 7
1%
Avg Night Cloud
Sunset: 16:32
Sunrise: 06:33
Optimal Sky

✨ Darkness & Sky Quality

Class 2: Truly dark site with negligible glow.

Naked-Eye Limiting Mag: 7.1 – 7.5 mag
Milky Way Visibility: Brilliant with complex structures
Zodiacal Light: Distinct in spring/autumn

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