Alarmed at the indiscriminate use of white light at the 2007 South Pacific Star Party, the ASNSW White Light Police promise drastic action at the 2008 event.
Construction has commenced at Wiruna of a modest barbed-wire enclosure to be known as Stalag Black Hole, in which offenders will be confined for the night.
Basic comforts will be provided in the enclosure – a loaf of sliced bread, a bucket of fresh water, a 60mm Tasco, a portaloo, and perhaps even a chair or two.
Though the fence will be highly electrified, deep sky observers will be pleased to learn that this will be glowing at a temperature of no more than red heat in accordance with the highly responsible Wiruna Light Policy, using power provided by a silent generator.
Offenders will be released either at dawn or Moonrise, whichever comes first, after having their hands stamped with indelible dye. Repeat offenders will be referred to the resident White Light Sheriff for corrective action (see image above right).