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Originally Posted by AussieTrooper
I was about to post that after reading the first couple of lines of Alex's post.
Not sure of the likelihood though, after what happened to Starstuff.
The best bet might be for something on C31.
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I've been thinking about this a lot this year as I've been organising the Byron Bay event (not related to the podcast star stuff). Astronomy at a slightly more involved level is a niche, but it's not tiny. Several active vendors in this country are testament to that.
But looking at USA, I reckon their interest per-capita is huge compared to AU. Their star parties are like music festivals. And look at NEAF.
I think their intrinsic relationship with space via their space program bouys their level of interest and participation and while we have a thirsty audience here for general astro / science content it would be good to see it bumped to USA levels .. hopefully these sorts of shows and podcasts and events are the pathway to this.
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