Perhaps one of the rarest sights for someone living in the city is the arch of the Milky Way. With the light pollution that exists in cities, it takes effort to seek out those dark skies where one can catch sight of this. I remember every clear night I have spent in the backcountry waiting for my eyes to get dark just to tracing the line of stars arcing across from horizon to horizon, with a brilliant gaseous center straddling a multitude of galaxies and brilliant nebulae.
And so, when I was in Bryce Canyon National Park during a New Moon, I sacrificed sleep in order to stay out and watch the night sky turn from dark to bright under the brilliance of starlight.
Bryce Canyon National Park
UT USA