[Leica] Astronomical images from Australia

[hlritter at twc.com (Howard L Ritter Jr)]

Thanks for the comments and the recommendation, Douglas. As it happens, the 
Indian Ocean islands, viz. Reunion and the Andamans, are on my bucket list. 
I may choose to skip the foot logs, though.

?howard


> On May 10, 2017, at 7:28 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
> 
> Great stuff, Howard. You cannot beat really black sky. I went to Ile de 
> Reunion in the Indian Ocean, and the following year to Sabah in Borneo, 
> and the true black sky experience is utterly gobsmacking. The stars in 
> these dark and darkish areas are just quite incredible. Anybody limited by 
> earthbound ambitions should be forced to fully comprehend the majesty of 
> the firmament that surrounds us. That said, Ile de Reunion beats Borneo 
> into a cocked hat, so that's the trip that I'd recommend. Mind you, if you 
> like native dances with enthusiastic locals, mainly pulchritudinous 
> females, using very large logs to trap your feet as you hop in and out of 
> them, then Borneo is your man. However, Irish dancing is great training to 
> avoid these minor entrapments.
> 
> Douglas