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Originally Posted by John K
That's a very good point, totally agree, and the benefit of the Alpine area.
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I spent a week last xmas + new years near Falls Creek camping at 1500m. Even when the skies were clear, they were never anywhere near as dark as I've seen them elsewhere, much closer to Melbourne. Sometimes you just can't win.
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Originally Posted by Starkler
I find the hardest part to be actually finding an out of the way location that is accessable, safe and without trees blocking the view.
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That's another good thing about mountains over 1000m. They all have great big carparks near the summit for the skiing season. Good for skiers but even better for astronomers during the rest of the year.
Mt Baw Baw is another good one not too far from Melbourne. Just pity the NP half is so isolated from the skiing (err I mean astronomy) side; if you want to go exploring the NP the day after a night under the stars, it's a long drive around the park.