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Originally Posted by StardaddyEd
First of all I am from the USA. I was looking at a map (Goggle Earth) of Australia and noticed there is a HUGE amount of EMPTY space in the interior of the country. I was struck by the absolute lack of anything out there of human origin.
Is it really that big and really that empty. What a great place for astronomy? 
Ed |
Hi Ed,
Yes, it is. The average population in those areas is below 0.1 persons per sq mile, and classed as uninhabited in the desert areas of the Red Centre.
I know a bloke who regularly participates in car rallies through the area, and he says that when you lay out at night, you feel you could reach up and touch the stars they are so spectacular.
Cheers