Reach for the stars
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382268)
Rockingham, Australia
May 18, 2023 6:51pm CST
Western Australia (WA) is separated from the rest of Australia by the Nullarbor Desert. Because of this, we are free of some of the livestock and plant diseases and pests that affect the other states. There is a checkpoint on the border and all fruits and vegetables must be handed over before travellers come into WA.
The desert is not all sand but there is very little vegetation and even fewer trees. The Eyre Highway is the only sealed road along the southern coast. It takes more than 24 hours to cross from east to west or vice versa so once all the lights are turned off the stars descend till they seem to be sitting just above.
Vince took this photo using a time delay setting. As the earth moves on its rotation so the stars are that tiny bit blurry. He thinks it’s a crap photo; I think it’s great.
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@DaddyEvil (174559)
• United States
19 May 23
I know my opinion doesn't count, but it's a beautiful photo.
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@DaddyEvil (174559)
• United States
19 May 23
@JudyEv Even blurred it's a nice photo!
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@LindaOHio (222534)
• United States
19 May 23
I think it's a great photo too. Very cool.
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@LindaOHio (222534)
• United States
21 May 23
@JudyEv I like the blur because it shows that we are moving.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
20 May 23
Never seen that many stars. The photo is stunning
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@JudyEv (382268)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 May 23
@allknowing Do you see the Milky Way there?
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
19 May 23
I love the photo Judy.
The expanse of Australia is mind boggling.
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@wolfgirl569 (135832)
• Marion, Ohio
19 May 23
I love the photo. They look like you can touch them
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 May 23
It’s a great photo, but your stars look much different than our stars! 
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 May 23
@JudyEv You’re in the Southern hemisphere and we’re in the Northern Hemisphere; hence we look at totally different stars when we gaze at the night sky!
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@JudyEv (382268)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 May 23
@moffittjc I understand the arrangement would be different but I thought we were talking about the stars themselves.
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@Fleura (35063)
• United Kingdom
19 May 23
I love to see the stars, people nowadays just don't realise how deprived they are because they can live their whole lives without seeing more than a handful of stars. I often think how much more significant the stars must have been to people in the days before mass external lighting.
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@JudyEv (382268)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 May 23
I read once that some children had never seen stars but I think that's probably a bit exaggerated. But no more than a handful I could accept. People would remark on the stars at our last property and I'd be a bit surprised. I just took them for granted mostly.
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