As much as three-fourths of the murky glow you see in the sky at night is wasted light beamed directly skyward from poorly designed or improperly installed light fixtures. The upward half is pure waste. The quality of illumination is actually improved as glare is reduced from the near-horizontal beams that dazzle your eyes directly from a bulb. And we regain some of the lost starry heavens. A perfect place was a state park farther from artificial lights and full of people seeking natural outdoor experiences.
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Their plan was to show slides of stars and then douse the lights and help us amateurs view the sky through the scopes. But stars carry more than just a name and a position in the sky. Creative minds centuries ago assigned to them simple tales rivaling any of the Brothers Grimm. Take the constellation Andromeda, for instance. The Andromeda Galaxy is one of the nighttime glories to be seen during 'The Universe in the Park' programs at Wisconsin's State Parks.