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Hi Magnum,
It's a nice question but I'm afraid you're doomed to be disappointed for the simple reason that stations are built in the middle of towns which means lots of streetlights spoiling the night sky, unless you have some means of transport that will carry you a few km from/to a station - safely in the dark. Linden is one possibility but its not what i call dark there.
The alternative is to take a mountain bike with you - with a light as you'll need it. If you can manage that this opens a number of interesting possibilities:
a) Leura, the park at Olympian Parade near Gordon Falls (its only 20 minutes walk from the station, I have done it a couple of times). Also Leura Oval is not lit and also is quite dark.
b) Katoomba, along Cliff drive there are a couple of fine lookouts notably Cahill's lookout which will give an exceptional view of the night sky (I have used a scope there a few times).
c) Blackheath, which has a couple of fairly dark parks in the town. Govetts Leap is OK, and Evans Lookout is excellent but i think its too far even for a cyclist.
Lastly, around midsummer the nights are short and it can be reasonably temperate all night; it is possible to arrive in the evening, find a nice spot and stay the the night looking up, then head home in the dawn.
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