Astronomers and astronomy buffs will get cosmic at the starry celebration.

And if some people try to tell us that not everything deserves the amount of awe we'd like to bestow, well, we'll point in the direction of Death Valley National Park, a Gold Tier Dark Sky Park and ...

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