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Originally Posted by AstralTraveller
Whoa, Steve. Back up there a bit. I wasn't drawing conclusions or attempting to affect yours. You commented on a good observing site and a great night you had there and I responded with a story about great viewing from a site nearby. End of story. If I had been trying to draw conclusions I could have added that the rest of the 17 nights we were in the area were pretty ordinary. But why would I comment when my experience is next to nothing?
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There is nothing to back up from (but I see your point). I've given my findings and my confidence (
and lack thereof) in them. Your experience is not next to nothing, it just does not appreciably impact on what I conclude from what I've learnt. I was just being straight up. In hindsight, my dry scientific tone was less than friendly. I apologise for that.
PS I told a lie. Skies 10km or so inland north of Seaspray VIC were probably the best I've experienced --- in terms of transparency (not seeing). Best seeing comes after the fog storm through Snake Valley in the wee hours. You rush to cover your scope and other gear to stop it dewing up and when the fog clears you get some amazing planetary views. It's kind of like the sky has a fit and then it stops dead still.