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Is it too early to put up holiday lights? At Yosemite in December, they’re already shining strung not across rooftops, but across the sky. As sunsets arrive as early as 4:30 pm and true darkness settles by 5, the valley becomes a giant natural observatory for anyone willing to bundle up and step into the cold. Above Half Dome, winter constellations, the glimmer of the Andromeda Galaxy, and the trail of passing meteors turn the park into a cathedral of starlight. On December 4, the Cold Moon rise

Beneath the sleeping cliffs of Yosemite, the moon poured its light into the heart of the falls — and for a moment, the earth and sky burned as one. This is what happens when silence meets power, when water becomes flame under the gaze of the moon. | AstroNature