Charleston Area Light Pollution Map

In the "Green Zone" Zodiacal light seen on best nights.  Milkyway shows much dark lane structure with beginnings of faint bulge into Ophiuchus. M33 difficult even when above 50 degrees.  Limiting magnitude about 6.2 to 6.5.   Sky Brightness = 21.69 mags/sq. arcsec in V Band.

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