A Dark Sky Over Death Valley

This eerie glow over Death Valley is in danger. Scrolling right will show a
spectacular view from one of the darkest places left in the continental USA:
Death Valley, California. The above 360-degree full-sky panorama is a composite
of 30 images taken two years ago in Racetrack Playa. The image has been digitally
processed and increasingly stretched at high altitudes to make it rectangular. In
the foreground on the image right is an unusually placed rock that was pushed by
high winds onto Racetrack Playa after a slick rain. In the background is a majestic
night sky, featuring thousands of stars and many constellations. The arch across the
middle is the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy. Light pollution is threatening
dark skies like this all across the US, and therefore the International Dark-Sky Assoc.
and the US National Parks Service are suggesting methods that can protect them.