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A canopy of stars in the night sky is more than breathtaking. Starlight is also an important tool that astronomers use to study our universe. But the growth of artificial light and light pollution are creating dramatic changes to the nighttime environment. Let your eyes adjust to the dark as we travel to a dark sky reserve to gaze upon an increasingly rare view of the Milky Way and explore what we lose when darkness disappears.\xa0\xa0\nGuests:\nKim Arcand\xa0\u2013 Visualization scientist & emerging tech lead, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and author of \u201cLight: The Visible Spectrum and Beyond".\nDon Jolley\xa0\u2013 Teacher of Math and Sciences at the Bolinas School in Marin, California who has been leading dark sky tours for three decades.\nChristopher Kyba\xa0\u2013 Interdisciplinary Geographic Information Sciences Research Fellow at Ruhr University Bochum.\nFeaturing music by\xa0Dewey Dellay\xa0and\xa0Jun Miyake\nYou can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on\xa0Patreon. Thanks for your support!\nBig Picture Science is part of the\xa0Airwave Media\xa0podcast network.\xa0Please contact\xa0advertising@airwavemedia.com\xa0to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science.\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices