'Darkened Cities' by Thierry Cohen: Amazing Night Skies Imagined (Gallery)

Hong Kong by Night, Darkened Cities

Thierry Cohen and Danziger Gallery

Artist Thierry Cohen imagines what the night skies of the world's largest cities could be like sans light pollution. The images are the focus of a new exhibit in New York City.

Cohen created this image using a photo of the sky over the Western Sahara. [Full Story]

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Darkened Cities

Thierry Cohen and Danziger Gallery

The Milky Way and California's San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge stand out prominently in this cityscape. The sky photo was taken in the Mojave Desert. [Full Story]

Hong Kong on Water by Night, Darkened Cities

Thierry Cohen and Danziger Gallery

By combining a photo from the Western Sahara and Hong Kong by night, Thierry Cohen creates a scientifically accurate view of what the city could be like free of light pollution. [Full Story]

Los Angeles Opera House, Darkened Cities

Thierry Cohen and Danziger Gallery

The Los Angeles Opera House stands in the foreground under a blanket of stars captured at Joshua Tree National Park in California. [Full Story]

Los Angeles Cityscape, Darkened Cities

Thierry Cohen and Danziger Gallery

Los Angeles is darkened under a blanket of stars in this "Darkened Cities" photo. The starscape was captured at Joshua Tree National Park. [Full Story]

Brooklyn Bridge, Darkened Cities

Thierry Cohen and Danziger Gallery

The Brooklyn Bridge stands starkly against a sea of stars. The sky photo was captured in Black Rock Desert, Nevada. [Full Story]

Empire State Building, Darkened Cities

Thierry Cohen and Danziger Gallery

Starlight shines through the windows of the Empire State Building in this photo of a darkened New York City. [Full Story]

Notre Dame, Darkened Cities

Thierry Cohen and Danziger Gallery

Stars shine brightly above the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. The sky photo was captured in Malta, Mont. [Full Story]

Paris, Darkened Cities

Thierry Cohen and Danziger Gallery

The clouds of the Milky Way hover above the Paris skyline. [Full Story]

Luxor Obelisk, Darkened Cities

Thierry Cohen and Danziger Gallery

The Luxor Obelisk stands starkly in an empty Parisian square under a bowl of stars captured in Malt, Mont. [Full Story]

Rio de Janeiro, Darkened Cities

Thierry Cohen and Danziger Gallery

This starscape over Rio de Janeiro was captured in the Atacama Desert in Chile. [Full Story]

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Miriam Kramer
Staff Writer

Miriam Kramer joined Space.com as a Staff Writer in December 2012. Since then, she has floated in weightlessness on a zero-gravity flight, felt the pull of 4-Gs in a trainer aircraft and watched rockets soar into space from Florida and Virginia. She also served as Space.com's lead space entertainment reporter, and enjoys all aspects of space news, astronomy and commercial spaceflight.  Miriam has also presented space stories during live interviews with Fox News and other TV and radio outlets. She originally hails from Knoxville, Tennessee where she and her family would take trips to dark spots on the outskirts of town to watch meteor showers every year. She loves to travel and one day hopes to see the northern lights in person. Miriam is currently a space reporter with Axios, writing the Axios Space newsletter. You can follow Miriam on Twitter.