has anyone done this out near broken hill
https://www.outbackastronomy.com.au/Outback Astronomy Broken Hill
About Us
Our version of stargazing began when we decided to build an astronomy-themed tourism business to help our community of Broken Hill grow (we are Travis and Linda).
We invented an outdoors stargazing experience that would meet our own very demanding expectations.
It grew from our backyard stargazing days. Looking up at the outback night sky, we’d laze in our hammocks in the evenings and sip on a port from The Barossa. Our binoculars would chase down satellites. We’d focus on Saturn in the telescope and be amazed by its stunning beauty every time we saw it.
Next, we wanted to upgrade our telescope. The investment was hefty. It made us think about a tourism experience. At the same time, Broken Hill’s world-class lead, silver and zinc mineral deposits were depleting after 130 years of underground mining.
Outback Astronomy Broken Hill was born.
At first we popped up out of a shipping container at the Broken Hill racecourse.
Two years later we invested in a property.
It is far enough from the edge of Broken Hill town to have a pitch black sky on a moon-free night.
Our venue is located at 18817 Barrier Highway, just 10km from the post office in Argent Street. In fact it is no more than a 15 minute drive from most accommodation venues in Broken Hill.
