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Originally Posted by TrevorW
Martin suburban skies are not really a bane when you get plenty of data and process well  |
Trev,
Totally agree, but Mono broadband imaging under B8 requires a lot of clear moonless nights to capture loads of data for each filter (Ha LRGB) and the East Coast is notoriously inconsistent.
I image from both B8 and B3 , there’s simply no substitute for dark skies in either Broadband or Narrowband , Moon or No Moon.
Broadband window of opportunity under B8 is only around 12 nights per month and the odds of scoring even 2 or 3 clear nights per month during New Moon in Sydney is quite low.
West of the great dividing range in NSW , you’re looking at significantly more consistent clear nights per month, and the further you head west the more consistent and darker.
Thankfully Narrowband is obviously no issue , in fact I’m currently imaging NGC 3567 under a full moon now with my 3nm filters.
Cheers
Martin