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Washington Post via Reuters - 28/09/2006
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Iceland’s capital and several towns plunged into darkness on Thursday as street lights were turned off for people to get a better view of the night sky.
Even though rain and clouds dimmed the view for the thousands of people who went out star gazing, the man who thought up the event was happy.
“All the streets lights are off, we can see a few stars,” said writer Andri Snaer Magnason, speaking by telephone from the darkened streets of downtown Reykjavik, Iceland’s capital and home to about 200,000 people.