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Residents of Maine town want to keep stars in their eyes

Approve ordinance to redirect manmade light

Bar Harbor, Maine, wants to protect its view of the Milky Way. Bar Harbor, Maine, wants to protect its view of the Milky Way.
By David Filipov
Globe Staff / November 28, 2008

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BAR HARBOR, Maine - On a clear night, the Milky Way cuts across the sky and down to the horizon like a celestial lightning bolt, a giant, luminescent spear shrouded in a graceful veil of back-lighted stardust. (Full article: 1078 words)

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