Aurora / Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Aurora: Lutowiska, Bieszczady
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Where to stand
Choose an open meadow or a verge outside the village and look north. The hills to the north are low, but some are wooded, so check in daylight where the horizon is clear. Park in a marked car park, not on a narrow road.
View towards the pole
San valley and low hills to the north; choose an open meadow
Sky darkness (Bortle scale): 3
Rules and safety
Bears live in the Bieszczady, so after dark stay on the road and the open fields by the village and do not enter the forest. Trails in Bieszczady National Park are meant for walking in daylight, so check the park directorate's rules.
About the spot
Lutowiska is in the Bieszczady Starry Sky Park, created in 2013 and covering more than 113,000 ha. It is one of the darkest places in Poland. At about 49.25° N you will see aurora here only in the strongest storms, realistically at Kp 8 and 9.
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