What the night sky looks like over Andover, KS

Satellite radiance puts Andover in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 67.3% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Andover.

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.

How far Andover is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Bel Aire, KS, roughly 9 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

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

Andover against the rest of the dataset

About 17,000 people live in Andover, KS, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Andover ranks 2,147 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.