These stunning photos - taken by the talented photographers in our own EarthSky community - are from earlier this month, when the moon was less bright in the evening sky. See the Milky Way - the edgewise view into our own galaxy - plus Jupiter, Saturn and meteors here!

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"We look at the same sky" Thanks for sharing this, Roya Ferozi!

Unfamiliar with astrotourism? A trip to any one of these fabulous U.S. stargazing destinations will have you committed to dark-sky preservation, and maybe even collecting your own tales of seeing the northern lights and Milky Way.