Under Southern Skies

摘要

I'm back in the frozen wastes of southern Ontario again, after a month in New Zealand and Australia. The astronomical highlight of my trip was four perfect nights spent at the "Deepest South Texas Star Safari," held at Warrumbungle Mountain Motel near Coonabarabran, New South Wales. Coona is the astronomy capital of Australia, located only a few kilometres from Siding Spring Observatory. You know you're getting close when you start seeing giant scale models of the planets along the roadside.