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The moon rises high up in the night sky…
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… Bathing a sea of clouds in its ethereal glow
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Stars from light years away are spread across a wide expanse of space…
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…as a lone shooting star streaks across the Milky Way (make a wish, everybody!)
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But in this day and age, the sight of natural starlight is a rare occurence
Image via Simon Christen
Illumination from modern lights and electricity have dramatically reduced the visibility of stars in the night
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As the day gives way to night, Kuala Lumpur erupts into a landscape of colourful lights…
Image via Rob Whitworth
As does the city of Seoul, South Korea…
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… and downtown Dubai
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One can't deny the wonders of the Fountains of Bellagio in Las Vegas…
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… Or when the Eiffel Tower lights up an fireworks erupt across the sky in Paris on New Year's Eve
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It's actually pretty calming to watch the night time traffic on the streets of New York City
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The prospect of being caught in the rain does not seem too bad either
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But hey, there is always beauty to be found in times when the lights go off
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Don't you wish you could escape to the serene waterside of Lake Wakatipu?
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Or rent a cabin in the far-off lands of Norway to capture the aurora borealis?
Image via Christian Mülhauser
Wouldn't you agree that nature's beauty shines best when the lights go off?
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