Have you ever walked out at night and wondered what all those twinkling points of light in the sky are? Silly question, right? We all know — just like in all the science fiction movies and shows we’ve seen — that those are stars … very, very far away suns.
Under clear moonless skies from dark locations away from city lights, several thousand can be seen. Some are bright and others are almost too faint to see. Depending on when you look, a wispy, cloud-like band of light may also be visible. Sometimes — like tonight after the crescent moon sets — you can catch it stretching high overhead from horizon to horizon.
