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Dark sky travel: Where to spot the stars

Maria Paz Navarro gets a look at the Milky Way outside San Pedro de Atacama in northern Chile, where her company, Astronomic Tour Licanantay Observatory, offers stargazing experiences.

Maria Paz Navarro gets a look at the Milky Way outside San Pedro de Atacama in northern Chile, where her company, Astronomic Tour Licanantay Observatory, offers stargazing experiences.   (Terri Colby/Chicago Tribune )

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The night sky has become a tourist destination, and stargazers can enjoy it near and far, from the dry heights of Chile’s Atacama Desert to monthly meetings at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

Waiting for sunset

Stargazers wait for sunset at Headlands International Dark Sky Park near Mackinaw City, Mich.   (Terri Colby/Chicago Tribune )

Telescope

Astronomer Will Niedbala guides stargazers wanting to use the telescope at the Headlands International Dark Sky Park in Michigan.   (Terri Colby/Chicago Tribune )

Walking trail exhibit

The Headlands International Dark Sky Park near Mackinaw City, Mich., has walking trails with exhibits like this one, explaining the mythology that surrounds Saturn.   (Terri Colby/Chicago Tribune )

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