Not my photo but isn't it beautiful?
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325809)
Rockingham, Australia
January 26, 2022 7:16am CST
In 2016, my husband and I visited Uluru (Ayres Rock) in central Australia.
The air there is very ‘clean’. There is no glow from street lights or nearby towns. Neither is there any smog or haze. Skies are mostly cloudless and the days are hot. At night, it seems you could reach out to touch the stars. Vince came across this photo tonight and I was stunned by its beauty.
Vince took the photo at sunset and it has been hidden among the archives somewhere. I feel it is one we should print then display on a wall.
What do you think?
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31 responses
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
26 Jan 22
Yes, it is beautiful and yes, it should be on display somewhere.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
27 Jan 22
@JudyEv Yeah, that's always a risk. I hope it does, though.
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@JudyEv (325809)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jan 22
I can't believe it's been hidden away for so long.
@mildredtabitha (16053)
• Nairobi, Kenya
26 Jan 22
It's a very beautiful photo. I also agree that it can be put on display on a wall
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@RebeccasFarm (86760)
• United States
26 Jan 22
Is this one that Vince took?
It is astounding Judy..I adore it.
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@FourWalls (62145)
• United States
26 Jan 22
Simply stunning.
They call them “certified dark sky parks” here in America. I accidentally ran across one in Tennessee on a vacation.
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@wolfgirl569 (95188)
• Marion, Ohio
26 Jan 22
That would be very pretty. I would love it in the bedroom. Maybe even make it a ceiling decal
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@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
26 Jan 22
You're absolutely right...it's beautiful. I agree that it would look nice displayed on a wall. When I see pictures like this I always think how much of nature we take for granted.
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@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
31 Jan 22
@JudyEv when I moved here to Pennsylvania I was amazed at how many stars were in the sky at night. Coming from New York we didn't see that many stars I guess because of smog.
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@JudyEv (325809)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Feb 22
@Marilynda1225 They say that's the case in London too. Even guests from Perth would remark on our stars in Donnybrook.
@JudyEv (325809)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jan 22
We get carried away with big buildings, etc but it would be hard to beat this.
@Fleura (29128)
• United Kingdom
26 Jan 22
It's certainly beautiful.
When there's a lot of light pollution you struggle to pick out the constellations because there are so few stars visible.
With skies like that, you struggle to pick out the constellations because it's hard to see which are the key stars among all the others!
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@JudyEv (325809)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jan 22
It was sunset but any dust would be red. Everything is red up there.
@snowy22315 (169965)
• United States
27 Jan 22
That is a great photo. I think you should display it, and also make copies to give to your friends. I love the colors.
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@snowy22315 (169965)
• United States
28 Jan 22
@JudyEv Maybe, or could go in as an insert.
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
27 Jan 22
Well that is all kinds of gorgeous!
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
27 Jan 22
@JudyEv You have an eye for beauty!
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@JudyEv (325809)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jan 22
@divalounger You say the nicest things. 
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
3 Feb 22
@JudyEv - Oh, my! That is an amazing photo. While watching the TV show Mystery Road, they showed some amazing views of the night sky, and I thought they had been faked, or at least enhanced. However, after looking at this photo that Vince, took, I can see I was wrong. Out in central Australia, the sky really does look like this. Amazing!
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
3 Feb 22
@JudyEv - Yes, we started Season 2 of Mystery Road last night, and they also had an incredible shot of the sky. This season has been shot in and near the town of Broome, Australia, although they call it Gideon in the TV show. We looked up some photos of it, too. It is a much larger town.
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@JudyEv (325809)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Feb 22
@DeborahDiane Broome has just had incredible flooding. In two days, the airport reported more rain than in the whole of 2021, with 563mm falling in 48 hours. It's probably good that they filmed Mystery Road before all this happened - but maybe they didn't! 
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