What the night sky looks like over New Britain, CT

Satellite radiance puts New Britain in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. New Britain's sky is brighter than 71% 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 New Britain

11 miles from New Britain, straight-line, sits Middletown, CT, the nearest city here with a darker sky than New Britain's own suburban band.

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

New Britain against the rest of the dataset

New Britain, CT counts roughly 75,871 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, New Britain ranks 2,263 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.