Hi all,
You may have all heard of these apps by now but I thought I'd leave this here just in case.
Two apps that can measure the Light Pollution/Dark Sky in your area:
For Android: 'Loss of the Night'
scistarter.com/project/801-Loss%20of%20the%20Night?tab=project
For iPhone:
itunes.apple.com/us/app/dark-sky-meter/id602989060?mt=8
Found in this article:
blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2013/05/10/two...ure-light-pollution/
The data from 'Loss of the night' is sent to the Globe at Night project as part of their international dark sky campaign. But you can also follow the 5 steps on their website to contribute your dark sky reading:
www.globeatnight.org/5-steps.php
There's only 5 readings on the Globe at Night interactive map for Ireland so far - so it'd be great to get more up on the map.
I measured a value of about 21 or limiting magnitude 6 using the Dark Sky Meter in Furbogh, Co. Galway. This is about 7 miles from Galway city. I also got a value of about 6 magnitude in the same location by counting the stars in the Constellation Hercules on August 21st, 2014 using the the Globe at Night method.
  