Sometimes its nice to just look at stars, lots of them.

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My wife thought I was mad when I told her I wanted to drive out to the West Desert for my birthday a few years back to look at the stars. We drove out to one of the clearest darksky spots in our state when the moon was not out. It was fairly spooky to be out in the pitch black high desert alone to be truthful. Aside from some wind, nothing distorted our view, everything was amazingly visible. After seeing the Milky Way and the countless stars, my wife has now joined me in a fascination with astronomy. We will be taking a trip again this year, this time to Bryce Canyon for a weekend of stargazing.
orogenicman, I have enjoyed the images you have been sharing with us. Thanks for posting them.