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A Colorado town goes dark to let the Milky Way shine bright

In many cities across the country, artificial light is making it more difficult to see stars in the night sky. Reporting for Sunday TODAY, NBC's Harry Smith travels to a small town in Colorado where residents are putting covers on lights in order to take back the night.
/ Source: TODAY

In many cities across the country, artificial light is making it more difficult to see stars in the night sky. Reporting for Sunday TODAY, NBC’s Harry Smith travels to a small town in Colorado where residents are putting covers on lights in order to take back the night.