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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
Looks like a great place with very dark skies  . I note the camp site is in a distinct valley though and on the shore of a large lake, so I guess the possibility of fog issues comes to mind. I only mention because when I drive down from my mountain dark site, into the Michelago/Monaro valley below, which is also flanked by high hills, it is often full of cloud or fog and that's without a lake, it's probably worse this time of year, so in Oct it would likely be less common?
Does anyone have any knowledge around this aspect?
Mike |
Fog is quite common in areas of NE Victoria at this time of year, especially where I live (Alexandra). I regularly check the extent/clearing of fog using the satellite imagery displayed in Cloud Free Night. You can view a zoomed in version of satellite imagery over Central Victoria, with a location marker at Nillahcootie Camp (to the NE of Alexandra) at
https://www.dahni.au/satellite.html. Despite extensive fog areas this morning, there was no fog at Nillahcootie Camp. I too have not been to a Star Party since SPSP 2019, and look forward to this "local" event.