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Feb 11 2009

Photo of the Day: A Starry Night in New Zealand

Published by mikeywriteswell at 4:47 pm under News, Photojournalism/Art Edit This

February 8, 2008 - The Associated Press features a story on the town of Tekapo whose citizen’s have opted for no flashy signs or s streetlights at night in order to preserve the beautiful scenery in the night sky. By law, even houselights must face down, not up.

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A stone church sits peaceful until a glistening night sky in November 2007. (AP Photo/Fraser Gunn) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE

Wax for the stars!

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One Response to “Photo of the Day: A Starry Night in New Zealand”

  1. skwguitaron 11 Feb 2009 at 5:10 pm edit this

    All natural skylight how cool is that? My crappy telescope would actually work! lol

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