see stars
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One researcher described the breakthrough as "like being able to see stars in broad daylight."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2025
Is it only a matter of time until we see stars like Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham following in Ramos' footsteps?
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2024
Case in point: find yourself a dark spot over the coming week or two—where you can see stars down to magnitude 4.0 or 5.0 at a time when the moon rises late—and look up.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 4, 2023
Consaul described Harbor West Lighthouse to the BBC as “amazingly calm and serene and pretty much in the middle of the lake with 360-degree views of the water. At night you can see stars everywhere.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
“What do you say? Don’t see stars like that in the city, now do you.”
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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