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A meteor streaks over Mount Oberlin in Glacier National Park. (Jeremy Weber photo)

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Glacier Park continues work toward 100% Dark Sky compliance
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Glacier Park continues work toward 100% Dark Sky compliance

Glacier and Waterton National Parks have become a haven for stargazers and amateur astronomers.

Montana's dark skies spur astrotourism
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Montana's dark skies spur astrotourism

One doesn’t need to be in love to see what spring is like on Jupiter or Mars, as is suggested by Bart Howard’s 1954 melody “Fly Me to the Moon,” a tune later made famous by Frank Sinatra. Instead, starry eyes can be traded for a clear night in Montana, a good telescope and a pinch of pragmatism.