So you want to gaze at the stars but don’t feel like driving an hour or more toward the middle of the state to avoid all that light pollution? Then head over to Madeira Beach, where you can enjoy some decent viewing as you look out over the dark sky of the Gulf. No, it’s not quite the same as being in the middle of upstate New York or Yosemite National Park, but it’s not bad, either. Just south of the Tom Stuart Causeway.
This article appears in Sep 12-18, 2007.