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Old 06-05-2020, 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by gregbradley View Post

The best Milky Way shots are either a coastal scene and in our case the ocean is facing the east where the Milky Way rises and of course no light pollution out to sea. ....
True that. We have a number such of opportunities on Port Phillip Bay with anywhere between 10-30km clear water over relatively wide views (90 to almost 270 degrees depending on where you're situated). I have a nearby favourite in Mentone (Sky Brightness of 1.1 mcd/m^2) which is about 3 times darker than home base (3.1 mcd/m^2/SQM 18.8/Bortle~7) and only about 10-15minutes away. I also like the coast from a "no" or little light pollution over the water standpoint, provided I'm not facing the CBD or a big-suburb over that water. Now I just need to get out there on some "essential" travel.

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Last edited by JA; 06-05-2020 at 05:18 PM.
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