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The Milky Way glitters above Dolly Sods, in one of the darkest reaches in the eastern U.S.

The Milky Way galaxy extends upward from the plains on Dolly Sods. (Photo courtesy Ann Johnson)

Milky Way at Summersville Lake, Anne Johnson

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