Camped at Jim Jim Falls this weekend at Kakadu National Park in Australia. Persiads were beautiful. Not one bit of light pollution. The Milky Way seemed as bright as a street lamp.
We were at the Grand Canyon last week. There was one brilliantly clear night like that. My son and I sat up and watched for falling stars. My daughter, who has been looking at constellation patterns on the internet, was finally able to see in person so many of the constellations she knew about. And I had the best view of the Milky Way I had ever had.
But, it was just one night.
Now we are back in overcast and light-saturated So Cal.