Stargazing in Prievidza, Trenčín Region, Slovakia

Dark-sky rating for Prievidza

Prievidza, Trenčín Region, Slovakia is a small town (population about 43,645). A place this size typically has a rural sky: the Milky Way is usually visible on clear, moonless nights away from local lighting. That is an estimate of Bortle class 1–4 from population, not a measurement: the real value depends on the exact spot you observe from.

For a measured reading at any point, open the live Dark Sky map.

Nearest dark-sky places and observatories

• Konkoly Observatory (Piszkéstető) · observatory · about 134 km away

Milky Way season in Prievidza

The Milky Way's bright core never climbs 20° above the horizon during astronomical darkness from Prievidza; the fainter band is still visible from a dark site.

• The north celestial pole stands 48.8° above the horizon, so stars within 49° of it never set from here.
• About 87.6% of the whole sky rises above the horizon at some point in the year from this latitude.
• The Milky Way's core in Sagittarius culminates about 12.2° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
• At 295 m elevation, roughly 3% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.

Tonight and aurora

As of November 6, 2026 (UTC) the Moon is a Waning Crescent at 8% illumination. Aurora at 48.8° latitude generally needs about Kp 6.0.