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get_light_pollution

A tool of Stellarhound — stargazing forecasts, dark-sky sites & aurora

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Estimate light pollution at any point: approximate Bortle class and what's visible there.

Use for "how dark is the sky at X" / "can I see the Milky Way from X".
Returns the zenith-brightness-derived estimate (mpsas, approximate Bortle
class) and a plain-language ceiling: what the Milky Way, naked-eye and
telescope views are like under that sky. This is a satellite-data estimate,
not a field measurement — say so.

Args:
lat: Latitude in decimal degrees (-90..90).
lon: Longitude in decimal degrees (-180..180).

Returns {light_pollution:{bortle_approx, mpsas, ceiling:{label, milky_way,
naked_eye, telescope}, note}, attribution}.

Input schema

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
latnumberyes
lonnumberyes
Raw JSON schema
{
  "properties": {
    "lat": {
      "title": "Lat",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "lon": {
      "title": "Lon",
      "type": "number"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "lat",
    "lon"
  ],
  "title": "get_light_pollutionArguments",
  "type": "object"
}

First seen 2026-09-15 · last seen 2026-09-15