Auburn, IN's night sky, measured from orbit

Auburn reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 75% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Auburn.

Note the source: a satellite reading of upward light, not a visual Bortle scale reading. The two measure related but different things.

How far Auburn is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Huntertown, IN, roughly 12 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

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

How Auburn compares nationally

Auburn, IN counts roughly 13,989 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Auburn places 2,392 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.