What the night sky looks like over Auburn, CA

Satellite radiance puts Auburn in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Auburn's sky is brighter than 55.3% 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.

How far Auburn is from a meaningfully darker sky

Rocklin, CA, about 11 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Auburn. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Auburn against the rest of the dataset

Auburn, CA counts roughly 13,780 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Auburn ranks 1,764 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.