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Originally Posted by Am
That's sounds very interesting.
Just looked on Google Maps, that place really is in the center of Australia, must be amazing there. I can only imagine the skies.
I want to see the LMC & SMC so bad. I thought maybe I could see them at the southern horizon while I was in Thailand, close to the equator, but no luck so far.
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Hi Andy,
Uluru sounds good in principle, but the only place to stay is Yulara where there are a lot of lights. It is very expensive if you are not camping and to get a dark sky, you need to get out of the resort. You can walk off into the dessert to do this.
The weather in the northern territory and north western Australia is clearest for the period you are interested in. During winter, daytime clear skies approach 90%. The weather bureau doesn't keep night time data.
Daily sunshine hrs for different months can be selected on this map
http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/climat...eriod=apr#maps
You will see the best weather during winter contracts to an area between Katherine, NT and Halls Ck in the north of WA. North of Uluru and more generally to north central and north west Australia as the winter progresses.
If staying for a few months, you could try to rent a house in a smallish town, probably a lot cheaper than a motel or resort and with a private back yard.
Cheers
Joe Cali