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Old 28-08-2015, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by WilliamPaolini View Post
I would just presume that with your dark sites in the interior it would be heaven on Earth for amateur astronomy.
The problem with the interior is that it will swallow you and never spit you out again Also, that it is a long way away from where most people live.

I'd wager that the majority of Aussie stargazers are plagued by light pollution to some degree and are regularly driving up to an hour or so to get to darker skies.

Plus, there are only 24 million people here, so the market has to be rather small.
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