Most people don't realize that when they look up into the sky at night, they only see part of the picture.
What picture? The Universe.
As civilization has advanced, so has our tendency to attempt to light up every corner of the world.
There are a number of reasons why this is important.
However, there is one very negative side effect - light pollution.
When most people peer up into the night sky, they are not able to view the true sky as earlier inhabitants of the planet were able to do.
If you can find a place far away from the light, the view of a dark sky is spectacular.
You not only see prominent planets and stars in the foreground, you soon realize there is a mosaic of a gazillion points of light behind them that make up our incredible and infinite universe.
The stars and the expanse never ends.
Constellations pop out everywhere.
The big shocker