Lorna Simpson found the meteorite on eBay. “It was for a great price,” she told me, declining to give the exact figure, ...

“If Montana can demonstrate the value of the night sky like some Southwestern states have, then we can show that dark sky tourism can be more than just sentimental,” Bermingham said.

The human eye takes about 30 minutes to adjust to the dark. The Eta Aquarids originate from Halley’s Comet, which was last seen in the night sky in 1986, according to NASA. First seen in 1705 by ...