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Dark skies of Russia.

68 sky guides in Russia, out of 253 places we know there.

1Bortle88mountainPeak Pobeda, SakhaRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan2Bortle85mountainFishtRussiaRussia21.82 mag/arcsec² · Aug–Oct1Bortle84mountainMonkh SaridagRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan2Bortle84mountainKoshtan-TauRussiaRussia21.88 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Dec1Bortle84mountainBelukha MountainRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Feb2Bortle84mountainJangaRussiaRussia21.88 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Dec2Bortle83mountainAgepstaRussiaRussia21.84 mag/arcsec² · Aug–Nov2Bortle83mountainDykh-TauRussiaRussia21.88 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Dec2Bortle82astronomical observatorySpecial Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of ScienceRussiaRussia21.85 mag/arcsec² · Aug–Nov2Bortle82volcanoMount KazbekRussiaRussia21.85 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Dec1Bortle82lakeUvs LakeRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Oct, Dec–Feb1Bortle82lakeTaymyrRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan1Bortle82volcanoShiveluchRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan2Bortle82astronomical observatoryAstronomical station at North Caucasus of Kazan Federal UniversityRussiaRussia21.84 mag/arcsec² · Aug–Nov2Bortle82mountainMount ElbrusRussiaRussia21.88 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Dec1Bortle82islandBolshevik IslandRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan2Bortle82lakeLake EltonRussiaRussia21.87 mag/arcsec² · Sep, Nov–Feb1Bortle82lakeElgygytgyn LakeRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan1Bortle82volcanoIchinskyRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan1Bortle82mountainPutorana PlateauRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan1Bortle81volcanoTolbachikRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan1Bortle81mountainKarymskyRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Jan1Bortle81islandKotelny IslandRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan3Bortle81astronomical observatoryNational Space Facilities Control and Test CenterRussiaRussia21.68 mag/arcsec² · Aug–Oct1Bortle81volcanoKronotskyRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan2Bortle81mountainIremelRussiaRussia21.83 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Feb1Bortle80volcanoKlyuchevskaya SopkaRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan1Bortle80islandOctober Revolution IslandRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan1Bortle80mountainBezymiannyRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan2Bortle80lakeCaspian SeaRussiaRussia21.86 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Oct1Bortle80volcanoKrasheninnikovRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Jan1Bortle80mountainMount NarodnayaRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan2Bortle79mountainTebulosmtaRussiaRussia21.86 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Dec1Bortle79lakeLake BaikalRussiaRussia21.89 mag/arcsec² · Jan–Feb1Bortle79islandSakhalinRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Feb2Bortle78astronomical observatorySura Ionospheric Heating FacilityRussiaRussia21.80 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Feb1Bortle78lakeTeletskoeRussiaRussia21.89 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Feb1Bortle78islandSeverny IslandRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan2Bortle78lakeSeligerRussiaRussia21.82 mag/arcsec² · Jan–Mar, Sep2Bortle78lakeBeloye LakeRussiaRussia21.87 mag/arcsec² · Jan–Feb2Bortle78lakeKubenskoeRussiaRussia21.83 mag/arcsec² · Jan–Mar2Bortle78mountainValdai HillsRussiaRussia21.80 mag/arcsec² · Jan–Mar, Sep1Bortle77volcanoAkademia NaukRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Jan2Bortle77lakeLake PeipusRussiaRussia21.73 mag/arcsec² · Mar, Sep–Oct1Bortle77islandRudolf IslandRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan2Bortle77lakeTopozeroRussiaRussia21.88 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan2Bortle76lakeLake OnegaRussiaRussia21.85 mag/arcsec² · Jan–Feb2Bortle76mountainKorvatunturiRussiaRussia21.88 mag/arcsec² · Jan2Bortle76lakeVygozeroRussiaRussia21.85 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Feb3Bortle76lakeIlmenRussiaRussia21.68 mag/arcsec² · Jan–Mar, Sep1Bortle76volcanoEbekoRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Oct1Bortle76canyonValley of GeysersRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Jan1Bortle76islandVaygach IslandRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Jan1Bortle75volcanoAtlasov IslandRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Oct1Bortle75volcanoSarychev PeakRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Oct1Bortle75lakeKurile LakeRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Jan1Bortle75islandKolguyev IslandRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Jan1Bortle74islandIturupRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Oct3Bortle74lakeLake LadogaRussiaRussia21.68 mag/arcsec² · Jan–Mar1Bortle74volcanoAntsiferov IslandRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Oct3Bortle73astronomical observatoryKourovskaya observatoryRussiaRussia21.54 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Feb2Bortle73canyonDarial GorgeRussiaRussia21.71 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Dec1Bortle73islandBering IslandRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Sep1Bortle73islandUrupRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Oct1Bortle72volcanoBroutonaRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Oct6Bortle45astronomical observatoryEngelhardt ObservatoryRussiaRussia19.40 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Feb8Bortle25astronomical observatoryPulkovo ObservatoryRussiaRussia18.06 mag/arcsec² · Jan–Mar9Bortle21astronomical observatoryAstronomical Observatory of the University of KazanRussiaRussia17.60 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Feb

Other places in Russia

  • Wrangel IslandBortle 1
  • Mount YamantauBortle 2
  • Komsomolets IslandBortle 1
  • ParamushirBortle 1
  • ShikotanBortle 1
  • Yuzhny IslandBortle 1
  • New SiberiaBortle 1
  • Ayon IslandBortle 1
  • Dikson IslandBortle 1
  • Zemlya GeorgaBortle 1
  • Belkovsky IslandBortle 1
  • Bennett IslandBortle 1
  • ShumshuBortle 1
  • Alexandra LandBortle 1
  • Wilczek LandBortle 1
  • Bely IslandBortle 1
  • EkarmaBortle 1
  • Stolbovoy IslandBortle 1
  • Karaginsky IslandBortle 1
  • Bolshoy Lyakhovsky IslandBortle 1
  • OnekotanBortle 1
  • Victoria IslandBortle 1
  • Graham Bell IslandBortle 1
  • GoglandBortle 3

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