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- City lights pollute the night sky.International dark sky association
But there are still places to go for comets and stargazing.
- Dark sky parks and IDA-certified locations are the best places to view cosmic events.
- From Alaska to Wyoming, here's a list of some of the darkest skies in each of the 50 US states.
Light pollution can obstruct your view of catching spectacular cosmic sights like meteor showers, distant planets, the Milky Way galaxy, and this month's comet — Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, or Comet A3.
Comet A3 is the best opportunity in years to see a bright comet.
Starting Friday, it should be visible above the twilight horizon and grow brighter over the next few days, possibly reaching peak brightness the week of October 14. It will shine in the west, just left of the Big Dipper. To catch the best show, you'll want to get to a dark sky.
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