ON LOCATION DARK SITE REVIEWS & HOW TO GET THERE


SINGAPORE    
Rated* : 3   PASIR RIS PARK (near Pasir Ris MRT)
    A regular observation site for Singapore's amateur city astronomers.
Rated* : 3   OFFSHORE ISLANDS (PULAU UBIN & SENTOSA)
    An option but then an extra mile brings us to darker sites in Malaysia.
Rated* : 4   JALAN BAHAR (In the Chinese & Muslim cemeteries)
    An alternative for the grave amateur. This is as dark as it gets in the city.
     
MALAYSIA    
Rated* : 5   BATU LAYAR (East P. Malaysia)
    Accessible via public transportation. Caution advised with the regular military patrols.
Rated* : 6   TANJUNG SEDILI (East P. Malaysia)
    Not very accessible via public transportation.
Rated* : 8   TELUK SARI / TELUK GODEK (East P. Malaysia)
    Accessible via public transportation. Tourist destination.
Rated* : 7.5   TEBING TINGGI (West P. Malaysia)
    Accessible via public transportation. Non-tourist destination.
THAILAND    
Rated* : 7.5   BLUE CANYON COUNTRY CLUB (Phuket Island, Thailand)
    Tourist destination. Host to 1994 & 1998 Johnnie Walker Classic golf tournaments.
   
     
   
   

*RATINGS listed here are contingent on skies, light pollution and subjective perception. Many of these dark sites are fast disappearing in the face of development.

Please refer to individual links listed for a more in depth assessment. Last revised : March 2001