Re: [APML] Floodlights at Ayers Rock?

[David Churchill <dachurchill@home.com>]

Bert,

I was at Ayers Rock just over two years ago, there is really nothing
there other than the resort. It is no longer posible to enter the
campground at night to observe, and the resort itself does have a lot of
lighting. However, I made friends with the local resident astronomer and
another gentleman who ran a dinner/star party for guests. They arranged
permission for me to access a fire truck trail and so I observed from a
site along there, about 10km out. Amazingly dark, the resort was in the
west (no visible lighting), and the rock was just east of due South.

I was there at the start of April, the Crux/Carina Milky-Way was
overhead early evening and Scorpius was overhead just before dawn.
Truely amazing.

The resort is pricey, but worth it IMHO. Go there if you get the chance.

regards

David

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Bert Katzung wrote:
> 
> Hi People:
> I've been following the Ayers Rock discussion with interest because a trip
> to photograph the southern hemisphere skies sounds like something I would
> like to do. Interior Australia appealed to me a lot more than Chile because
> of the language problem and political instability in South AMerica.
> 
> However, George's comments about floodlights around Ayers Rock brought me up
> short. Is that really the case? How does anybody do any astrophotography
> there? One of our San Francisco club members was there last year and she
> didn't mention any floodlights.
> 
> Hope you can clear up my confusion...
> 
> Bert
> 
> Bert Katzung
> San Rafael, CA
>

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