The the stars were amazing at night. I remember one birthday that I spent on site standing out the front of my room, smoking an expensive cigar while staring up at the sky.
Another time we had an eclipse at night. So I found a quiet spot on a hillside and tried taking photos of the eclipse with a telephoto lens. The photos were crap but the sky was insane that night.
That sounds amazing! I remember sleeping out on our lawn during the summer here in Oregon when I was a teenager. I loved looking up at the stars before going to sleep.
I did the same, only when I was in my late 30's and camping throughout the Pilbara next to my tiny four wheel drive. :)
It's so peaceful when you sleep outdoors in the middle of nowhere. Until a sheep walks across your swag that is.... it almost broke my leg.