Good question. The bortle scale translates also to a so-called "limiting magnitude" that indicates the darkest star that can be seen. Bortle numbers cover certain ranges and these ranges can also be seen on Stellarium using the slider. This short does not show it perfectly or at all. The vertical video format is not ideal. If you want to measure your night sky brightness there are different hardware tools like the SQM quality meter (that can be read by Stellarium, too). But it costs a few bucks
Thanks for the quick video. I want to know if you need to eyeball the bortle scale in Stellarium, or is there a way to input precise measurements?
Good question. The bortle scale translates also to a so-called "limiting magnitude" that indicates the darkest star that can be seen. Bortle numbers cover certain ranges and these ranges can also be seen on Stellarium using the slider. This short does not show it perfectly or at all. The vertical video format is not ideal.
If you want to measure your night sky brightness there are different hardware tools like the SQM quality meter (that can be read by Stellarium, too). But it costs a few bucks
@@Astroniz Thanks for taking the time to explain this.