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Hey Venus, you can do more than just dream about it..... One of those other amateurs I mentioned is just up the road from you at Nelsons Bay with relatively modest equipment. Of course it would be advantageous to have a community or local Astronomical Society observatory setup.
I actually started observing as a Service Observer on the Mt Stromlo 74" in the observing season immediately prior to the Canberra bushfires that destroyed the scopes. We got paid - but more importantly we got trained free in pro observing techniques. This was the same time I actually got into astronomy so I never really did any visual observing though I have attended my share of public nights. Many other Canberra amateurs cut their teeth on Stromlos Reynolds 30". Unfortunately those days are gone and it will be a few years before any more opportunities arise.
Cheers
David
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