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Originally Posted by JeniSkunk
South West of Brisbane, there's the Moogerah Dam
Some local astronomy groups regularly use that as a viewing site.
The map that Joe showed images of, is the Light Pollution Map, using the World Atlas 2015 overlay to give an idea of the extent of how far the obvious LP extends.
When you compare the VIIRS data overlay for 2015, to 2022, things have gotten noticably worse. So the LP footprint the World Atlas 2015 overlay shows, would cover an even larger area. 
I was out at Kalbar Observatory on the weekend just gone, and the sky glow from Brisbane and Ipswich was noticible as early as 30 to 45 minutes after sunset.
To get to a proper dark site in Queensland, you need to be ready to spend a few days on the road from Brisbane, first heading north to Rockhampton, then west from there out to Winton. |
Thanks for the tips Jenifur. As it turns out, the full moon is going to thwart my attempts this time so I will have to leave M31 until another time. I have been to Winton before, but at the wrong time of year for M31, which has a narrow window for photography. The skies from up there and further west are amazing!
Cheers, Chris