University City, MO Night Sky Brightness
University City, MO's night sky, measured from orbit
University City 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 52.5% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than University City.
Note the source: a satellite reading of upward light, not a visual Bortle scale reading. The two measure related but different things, explained in the Bortle scale guide.
The nearest darker sky to University City
6 miles from University City, straight-line, sits Ferguson, MO, the nearest city here with a darker sky than University City's own suburban band.
Ferguson, MO is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
How University City compares nationally
University City, MO has a population of about 34,349, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. University City's position, 1,674 of 3,206, darkest to brightest, comes from the sampling method the methodology guide sets out.