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788-!00 Years of Wilderness
Travelers In The Night
English - March 15, 2024 16:00 - 2 minutes - 3.68 MB - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsAstronomy Science Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In 1924 the Aldo Leopold Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico became the first designated wilderness and is an island from which to view the natural night sky. Today, because of inappropriate night lighting, the vast majority of children will never see the Milky Way, a meteor streaking across the sky, or have the opportunity to walk around at night by the light of the stars.