Gallery: Breathtaking Photos of a World Without Light Pollution

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    Gavin Heffernan and Harun Mehmedinovic
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    Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
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    Gavin Heffernan and Harun Mehmedinovic
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    Mojave National Preserve, California
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    Gavin Heffernan and Harun Mehmedinovic
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    Devil's Tower National Monument, Wyoming
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    Gavin Heffernan and Harun Mehmedinovic
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    Death Valley National Park, California
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    Gavin Heffernan and Harun Mehmedinovic
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    Rhyolite Ghost Town, Nevada
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    Gavin Heffernan and Harun Mehmedinovic
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    Mono Lake, California
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    Gavin Heffernan and Harun Mehmedinovic
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    White Sands National Monument, New Mexico
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    Gavin Heffernan and Harun Mehmedinovic
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    Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, California
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    Gavin Heffernan and Harun Mehmedinovic
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    Parc National du Mont Megantic, Québec
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    Gavin Heffernan and Harun Mehmedinovic
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    Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona
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    Gavin Heffernan and Harun Mehmedinovic
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    Carhenge, Nebraska
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    Gavin Heffernan and Harun Mehmedinovic
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    Eureka Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California
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