[Wavytone]

Hi Gavin,

You're correct in thinking some of us used to gather at the Katoomba airfield. We have ceased for the time being as the owner is n poor health and its not clear whether we can go there again and we are looking for another site. The other aspect is the weather has been very poor for the past 18 months with clouds wiping out most of the observing nights, to the extent some of us have resorted to setting up at home on weeknights when its clear.

There are a few other dark sky sites I've used over the years, if you are interested:

- there's a good rock shelf a few hundred metres down NarrowNeck Road, big enough for 1-2 cars and a couple of large scopes, though the proximity to Katoomba means its not particularly dark.
- Cahill's lookout is good, if you have a small scope you can carry to the marker down the path.
- Hargraves Lookout, at the south end of Shipley plateau a few minutes out of Blackheath, quite good.
- Mount Blackheath, northwest end of Shipley plateau, also quite good and there are fireplaces and picnic benches;
- Hassans Walls (above Lithgow);
- Disused airstrip on Bells Line of Road, its between Clarence and Lithgow. You'll need GPS to find this as its not easy to spot from the road;
- Mt Banks upper carpark, off Bells Line of Rd.

Leura oval is also dark, though the dew is terrible there.

There are no locations at Mt Wilson that I can recommend.