BurbleChaz

It is hard to explain the stunning majesty of the southern night sky, seen from a dark place. Here in Melbourne we rarely see more than a handful of stars. It took us an hour to find the brightest comet in decades. In the Barossa Valley, you'd think you were on a different planet. We waited until well after sunset, when the last glow of the dying day had long faded, and sat on our balcony. Initially, all the major stars are visible - thousands of them. The major asterisms are almost swamped by the sheer number of bright stars. As your eyes become dark-adapted, more stars gently drift into perception. Gradually, yoy start to see the vast, nebulous arc of the entire galactic disk viewed from the edge. It is completely astounding to realise that the whole diffuse glow is caused by the light from far suns, too many to comprehend.

You can't get a taxi for love nor money, though.