What the night sky looks like over Addison, IL

Satellite radiance puts Addison in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Addison's sky is brighter than 65.4% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

The number comes from orbit, not a stargazer's logbook, so treat it as an estimate of sky glow rather than a certified Bortle class.

The nearest darker sky to Addison

6 miles from Addison, straight-line, sits Carol Stream, IL, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Addison's own suburban band.

Carol Stream, IL is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

Addison against the rest of the dataset

Addison, IL counts roughly 35,728 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Addison ranks 2,085 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.