Where's this ?

G'day Footloose, I haven't seen the film Supernova yet, but I don't think it would be the telescope here. The only one that I know of here is a privately built observatory and it's an extremely good one, but not that big.
You never know with the film sets they build though.
In 'Dirty Deeds' the Silverton Hotel is a 2 story hotel. Just digitally enhanced.
When Tom Cruise was here for Mission Impossible 2, they filmed just down at Cockburn, and that was supposedly in Spain.
In 'Race the Sun' we had banners up in Argent St saying 'World Solar Car Challenge' Welcome to Alice Springs.
I bet that had a few visitors firing up their laptops and checking OziExplorer to see where the hell they took a wrong turn.
Pepsi did an advert out on the Mundi Plains a few years ago and it was all about surfing. They created waves and a beach with lots of blue plastic and stuff.
Been a few years since you could surf on the Mundi Plains I tell ya.
Pictures never lie, Bullsh
Dave
Dave

Supernova (the film) is about half a star's worth (pardon the pun).
Crap dialogue, crap story, this is what happens when a good director is replaced by a series of plonkers. Typical dialogue:
Female actor "Wow ! whats the big hot red thing approaching outside the window"
Male actor " That's not outside the window lady"
Anywaaaaay, Fred Hoyle wrote an excellent sci-fi book called "The Inferno" basically a supernova in the Milky Way is going to turn Earth into burnt toast. The nova is picked up
by a telescope in the Australian outback. Not only was Australia the first to spot the beast, but also the first country to turn into toast - being in the southern hemisphere 'n all. Only the far north of the planet was shielded, and this is where the plot goes - Scotland no less.
It's a damn good story, readable,watchable, believable, and appeared on TV as a series iirc.
Would love to see it again.
cheers
T.R.

I have not seen it Footie , but maybe they used shots of the observatory at Arkaroola ( spelt ? ).
Willie