Yeah at one time also because there are a lot of places with a clear view of the sky.
In (was it?) ‘87 Australia was supposedly the best spot in the world to watch Haley’s Comet. My Dad and a couple of his brothers headed into the Central West of NSW to have a look. It helped that they grew up out that way and still had relatives to stay with. Evidently, ‘the spot’ was the Warrumbungles Observatory near Coonabarabran. Dad lived near there for 10 years as a youngster and it was his Mum’s home area.
Anyway, Haley turned out to be a bit of a squib, not the grand show they were hoping for.
In a shoebox somewhere there is a photo of a little light in the sky that Dad took of the Sputnik.
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Because...well, tbfh, because it was on sale...
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