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Originally Posted by LewisM
Was driving back through country QLD last night, WAY WAY WAY out of ANY lightcone. Stopped for the call of nature,looked up....
2 hours later I was driving again.
What I saw with the Eyeball 20mm scope was simply flooring - Magellanics looked like clouds just as I imagine Magellan saw them, M8 and M20 standing out like dog privates amidst the glowing swathe of the Milky way.
And no problem celestial navigating even with high beam on - the pointers were so stand out, they almost looked like farmhouse lights on a close hill.
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Sounds positively divine
while I have been under some dark skies (Wiruna, Coona) I haven't really experienced an horizon with no light dome at all (except on a cruise ship but the deck lights and sea spray hide pretty much everything)...must feel a little surreal
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Originally Posted by tonez
not sure about clear nights in SA for the next 3 days atleast, worst storm front coming through here since the late 40's
last night was a cracker here though, great seeing and my mount was guiding beautifully.. only realised at the end of the night id had my camera settings wrong
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Well always best when the good weather precedes the bad, makes you feel like you got away with something
and nothing better than the feeling you get when your gear is purring perfectly
....realising you have wasted it all however is not so good
Mike