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Originally Posted by Crater101
Hi Joe;
We recently moved to the western edge of Bathurst, and there's light industry - with the accompanying advertising lighting, spot lights, etc. - everywhere.  I've been scouting a few darker areas to travel to (I'm familiar with Caloola, Trunkey Creek, and even places like Dunkeld) but I miss being able to setup in the back yard without travelling.
I lived in Broken Hill as a younger man, and I do miss the darkness out there. |
Although I can set up in my Bortle 2 backyard, living on the east side of a hill, those low western evening comets are out of view. I have great views from north through east to south. I have a quiet country lane 6km away that I use for such observations. All in all, I prefer being able to do the all night auroras in the south and predawn comets in the east from home and only have to travel to my offsite for the evening comets. Due to cloud last Wednesday, I drove 70km NW of here to avoid cloud. I even considered a 250km drive last Tuesday to avoid cloud but decided against that.
We do what we have to. Having flown to various international destinations including Libya, Svalbard, Zambia, Argentina and Bolivia for various solar eclipses, a 5-50km drive doesn’t seem too much.
Joe