The light we lost
Most people have never seen a truly dark sky.
Drag from the city to the puszta and watch what light pollution hides. On a clear Hortobágy night more than four thousand stars are visible to the naked eye.
40
stars visible to the naked eye
Bortle class 9
Budapest centre
Experiences
Four ways to spend a night with the sky.
One night at NOCTUA
18:40
Arrival at dusk
Walk out across the puszta as the last light drains from the horizon.
- 18:40
- 20:00
- 21:30
- 02:00
- 05:50
The observatory
Built for the darkest hours.
Every dome, lamp and path on the site is designed around one idea: protect the dark. Lighting is shielded, red and dimmable; the nearest town is forty kilometres away.
- Main telescope aperture
- 508mm
- Typical sky brightness per arcsec²
- 21.8mag
- Bortle class on clear nights
- 2
- Glass-roofed observatory domes
- 4
Coming up in the sky
Plan around the moon.
The next moonless night is … away.
Domes sell out first around the new moon. Reserve yours while the sky is still dark.
Choose your night