Bortle Dark-Sky Scale

Summary

Bortle Dark-Sky Scale is a measure^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of measure entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (801 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bortle Dark-Sky Scale is credited with the discovery of John E. Bortle^[3].
• Bortle Dark-Sky Scale's image is recorded as How light pollution affects the dark night skies (dark-skies) (flipped left-right).jpg^[4].
• Bortle Dark-Sky Scale's instance of is recorded as measure^[5].
• John E. Bortle is named after Bortle Dark-Sky Scale^[6].
• Bortle Dark-Sky Scale's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2001-00-00T00:00:00Z^[7].
• Bortle Dark-Sky Scale's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02q1vs6^[8].
• Bortle Dark-Sky Scale's official website is recorded as https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-resources/light-pollution-and-astronomy-the-bortle-dark-sky-scale/^[9].
• Bortle Dark-Sky Scale's facet of is recorded as sky brightness^[10].
• Bortle Dark-Sky Scale's facet of is recorded as light pollution^[11].
• Bortle Dark-Sky Scale's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779386287^[12].

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Works and Contributions

Bortle Dark-Sky Scale is credited with the discovery of John E. Bortle^[3].

Why It Matters

Bortle Dark-Sky Scale ranks in the top 6% of measure entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (801 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[13] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[14]