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Originally Posted by troypiggo
G'day Dave. Long time no see.
PM or email me about your boundaries etc. I can help with that. You won't need council approval as long as in you yard and not a full observatory, just a pier. That being said, def wouldn't leave mount in front yard. Ever.
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Hi Troy - yes, long time no see! I've seen your images on Flickr and have been mightily impressed (truth be told, your images have actually been a partial motivator for me to get onto this astro imaging path).
Excellent on council approval - or none requirement thereof. I like that a lot.
OK - not leaving mount in front yard means I'd have to set it up every time and polar align, etc, which defeats the purpose of the pier in the first place. I have no confidence in polar alignment and truth be told, it both confuses me and scares the hell out of me. If you get a chance, would you consider coming out to my place (from memory, you've been out here before, albeit probably Six or so years ago?) and maybe checking the back yard out as to where you think might be a feasible location that gives me as much of the sky as possible? The property is terrible imho for placement of a pier and sky visibility...
I'll send you a PM shortly.
Cheers,
Dave