I feel pretty lucky to be living in Colorado with ample dark sky areas in a short driving distance. Even living in a small city in the Denver metro area - the n

I feel pretty lucky to be living in Colorado with ample dark sky areas in a short driving distance. Even living in a small city in the Denver metro area - the night sky is significantly clearer with more stars than I used to see as a kid growing up in the “rural” Midwest. Although I’m sure folks who lived in the front range 50 years ago have Noctalgia for even darker skies. Whenever friends come visit (especially those who are more city-folk and less outdoorsy) I make sure to take a short drive into the mountains so that they can see the milkyway with the naked eye. Never fails to blow their minds. Still blows mine after all these years.