I spent several weeks in NW Australia, in desert areas. At this time it was considered one of the darkest places on Earth. I can honestly say the stars were th

I spent several weeks in NW Australia, in desert areas. At this time it was considered one of the darkest places on Earth. I can honestly say the stars were the most incredible thing imaginable. I slept in a swag, under the stars for many weeks. I’d wake up sometimes at about 2am for an hour or so as I’d go to bed so early because we had very little artificial lighting. One particular night I remember the whole sky looked purple and white with stars, I could see so many objects moving, satellites and who knows what else, the sky looked alive. I remember thinning how lucky I was to see it, I also remember thinking “why would anyone watch TV if they could see this instead ?”. It really put things in perspective for me and made me realise the earth is an incredible spaceship, maybe the best one we will ever have!