What the night sky looks like over Socorro, TX

Socorro's sky measures suburban edge here. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Socorro's sky is brighter than 36.2% 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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Socorro

129 miles from Socorro, straight-line, sits Carlsbad, NM, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Socorro's own suburban edge band.

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

Socorro against the rest of the dataset

Socorro, TX has a population of about 38,642, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Socorro ranks 1,154 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.