I'm interested in finding some camping spots in Victoria with dark skies, and reasonably unobstructed views of the sky. Ideally less than 4-5 hours drive from Melbourne. Any suggestions?
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JA
thanks JA, very informative.
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Originally Posted by Varangian
Yes you do.
ASV is a great investment, not only for the dark site access but to support amateur astronomy generally plus plenty of opportunities for networking and learning from others (their AP facebook page is worth while too!)
Agreed. The site has water, toilets, showers and is locked at night so safe. Most camp
grounds require a fee these days so the $100 odd bucks a year is a no brainer.
Let me add my support to being an ASV member too. By far the best camping dark-site that close to Melbourne. Otherwise Grampians is very dark, the challenge is finding spots without too many trees. Wyperfield is very dark. Little Dessert NP is very dark.
The coast can be hit and miss for conditions. Interestingly I've found the high country can be the same, sometimes amazing, other times not so fantastic.