[Leica] Astronomical images from Australia

[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