TELLURIDE, COLORADO Going Dark This Weekend.

[link to www.burlington-record.com]

The city of Telluride, Colorado is asking its residents to turn off their lights from Saturday night to Sunday morning to rid the sky of light pollution.

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"For all of humanity's history up until the last two generations, humans have always looked up and seen the night sky," night sky photographer Ben Canales said.

Joining him will be astronomers, who will be leading a tour of the stars.

The steep canyon walls and high altitude of Telluride mean that little other light pollution will be visible if the town itself goes dark, the Telluride Daily Planet reported