Starscape, Giravaru Island, The Maldives

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'Starscape, Giravaru Island, The Maldives'

Starscape, Giravaru Island, The Maldives

[Public Domain] 14 Feb 2006 Dylan O'Donnell
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Half of the stars in the sky were recognizable to my southern equator eyes, and on a clear night on the Indian ocean, far from the pollution of South East Asia, the stars glisten wonderfully. I can say with all honestly however, that they were nowhere near as clear and bright as the milky way viewed from the darkness of inland Australia, but this was due in part to the ambient light of the island.

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