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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
We were told when we went to McDonald Observatory about your telescope .
Or that you were soon to get one.
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They were probably referring to this puppy ==>>
SkyMapper
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Originally Posted by Skymapper
[. . .] mission is to robotically create the first comprehensive digital survey of the entire southern sky. The result will be a massively detailed record of more than a billion stars and galaxies, to a sensitivity one million times fainter than the human eye can see.
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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
I didn't realize except around the edges you are a desert.
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Yes, there is a misconception that we all live in the Outback. According to the CIA Yearbook, about 90% of us live in eight conurbations, that's a higher concentration than US, UK or Canada, and way more than China, India etc.
NYC is the only US city with a larger population than Sydney or Melbourne. Toronto is similar, it's also bigger than everywhere except NYC.
BR