Deming, NM Night Sky Brightness
How dark is the sky in Deming, NM?
Deming reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 79.4% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.
Worth remembering: this is satellite radiance, not a ground observation. A true Bortle rating needs a human eye at night, this is the closest large-scale substitute, covered fully in the Bortle scale guide.
Where to go for a darker sky near Deming
56 miles from Deming, straight-line, sits Las Cruces, NM, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Deming's own suburban band.
Las Cruces, NM is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
Deming against the rest of the dataset
Deming, NM has a population of about 15,272, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Ranked against the other 3,206 cities here by the methodology guide's own sampling, Deming comes in at 2,532, darkest to brightest.