Because he stargazes for as long as eight hours at a time--from after sundown until sunup--he also has installed a space heater, a minifridge stocked with Diet Coke and a CD player that serenades him with Mozart string quartets.

FORBES: A Star Is Born

Each night after sundown, drills commenced.

NEWYORKER: Getting Bin Laden

But as a child, I loved it, not just for Carson, but also for the version of New York it signified: glamorous, witty, grown-up and, especially, nocturnal (even after I knew it was taped around sundown).

WSJ: Remembering a time before 'Tonight' left New York