Dark skies across America are rapidly disappearing. Nevada is fighting to maintain theirs

From her home in Baker, Nevada, Elizabeth Woosley can see Andromeda - the nearest galaxy to the Milky Way (152,000 light years away) - with her naked eye. But she's one of the lucky ones as America's dark skies are rapidly disappearing.

Woosley, the owner of the Stargazer Inn in Baker & Great Basin National Park, Nevada, is one of the state's dark sky lovers working to introduce millions of Americans to the importance of our nation's inky skies.

Woosley, who grew up in New England, now lives in Baker, a town of 100 people. Alongside 20 of Baker's 100 residents, Woosley hopes to get dark skies designation for the area to lessen the light pollution from the street, house, business lights and other lighting sources.