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A campground that makes everyone starry-eyed
Darkness isn鈥檛 just necessary to see the stars. It鈥檚 also critical for human health. But light pollution from urban centres is now so bad that more than half of the people on Earth can鈥檛 see the Milky Way. A group of astronomers in a remote campground in New Mexico want to make sure that more people get a good look at the night sky.
(Photo: Michael Calkins got a telescope for his 12th birthday. Credit: M贸nica Ortiz Uribe)
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