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Originally Posted by Startrek
Those pristine dark skies sure make a difference to both observing and imaging
I can feel the excitement in your comments
I’m down at my coastal getaway on the south coast imaging under Bortle 3 skies. It’s a similar feeling coming down here from Sydney ( pre lockdown obviously) where my backyard up there is under Bortle 8 skies and neighbour’s flood lights blasting my rig
Down here it’s black and no neighbours lights and my little NexDome is humming away
It must be nirvana where you are at Bortle 1 or 2
Enjoy the night and keep warm !!
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Thanks Martin
...I've just now 2:30 am, jumped into bed after a thoroughly satisfying evening of observing and I am contented that I didn't buy a dud property
After three consecutive nights of observations, both naked eye and through a 12" Dob, it would seem all the good astro site boxes have been ticked nicely and tonight was one of the best skies I have ever observed under in almost 40 years of observing
and to have the luxury of being able to retreat into a toasty warm accommodation, where you can continue to observe from inside the loungeroom
is bloody awesome too
Hope your night is still going and I look forward to seeing what you grabbed
Mike