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Originally Posted by cattikins
Hello hello,
I'm a newbie in this astronomical world and was after some advice on some dark sky sites around melbourne, preferably south to eastern suburbs as i live in mount waverley, but not afraid of a drive.
Having huge amounts of fun with my 10x50 Binoculars but sadly there is a limit - which has been reached very quickly - to what i can see from my backyard and the footy oval 
Thanks guys  |
cattikins, I live further east. I sometimes head north to Romsey/Lancefield. Not bad there but still a lot of Melbourne glow to the south. Snake Valley, which is west of Ballarat is superb in every way! It's 180 km from where I live (Knoxfield) but well worth the trip. Not only that, they have an Astronomical Association with great folks and which I have very happily joined. Check them out and come along one Friday evening:-
http://snake-valley-astro.homelinux.org/
I have also been thinking east (shorter drive), and plan to check out the back of the Dandenongs soon, right out Gembrook way. There will be Melbourne glow to the west, but it might be OK.
The Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society (MPAS ) might interest you. Check here:-
http://www.mpas.websyte.com.au/site.cfm?/mpas/
and this thread:-
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=16412
Here is another thread you may wish to read:-
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=16238
Good luck, but please give Snake Valley a try one month! Eric
