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Originally Posted by AstroViking
Thanks for that. Now I want to head across to WA and enjoy the clear skies...
If you go looking on the WA Tourism website you can find plenty of info about astro-tourism. They have a map showing observing locations, dark sky sites and which towns are 'astro-friendly'.
(And yes, the video was from 2019. If you scroll down a bit, the YouTube description said it was uploaded "3 years ago".)
Cheers,
V
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I just got back from WA. Even nights when I camped out in the middle of nowhere, no LP nearby, skies were not great compared to what I remember when doing fieldwork in WA in the early 90's. I think there was a lot of dust in the air. MW wasn't very bright. I didn't see any WOW skies on the whole trip despite spending multiple nights in remote locations. I am comparing it to my skies out here in central west (CW) NSW outside of Young NSW where skies vary from eye-popping excellent to meh depending upon airborne dust and other particles.
You'd be better off heading out to Western VIC or SW NSW or CW NSW.
Holy snapping fluffyducks, it's a long drive to WA and back for no real improvement over what's available locally.
Joe