What the night sky looks like over Odessa, TX

Odessa's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 67% of the 3,206 US 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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Odessa

Midland, TX, about 17 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Odessa. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Odessa against the rest of the dataset

Odessa, TX has a population of about 119,748, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Odessa ranks 2,136 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.