The Milky Way can be rather difficult to see these days, due to light pollution. Many in urban areas don't get a good look at it at all, and it can even lose some of its luster in rural locations. I can't discern much of our galaxy's dusty plane from where I live, but in 2019 I was fortunate enough to attend the Okie-Tex Star Party in Kenton, Oklahoma. This remote area is in the western tip of Oklahoma's panhandle, and its skies are magnificently dark. I was able to gaze upon the beauty of the Milky Way for the first time in quite a while.
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