Instead of the Big Dipper of the northern skies,the most recognizeable constellation here is, of course, the Southern Cross. Center of the photo, lying on it's side... One of the reasons we came to Ross River was so that John could practice his astronomy. The moon was bright, and the horizon hazy though, so we didn't see as much as we hoped: Jupiter and four of it's moons, a globular cluster, and some star clusters... Normally, outback Australia is a wonderful place to view the stars, very little to no light pollution.
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