[Jarrod]

in the past week i have had a few chances to observe, but by the time i get set up and finish fine tuning the collimation, the sky clouds over again!!!

although, i notice light pollution for me is greatly reduced when clouds hang over central Geelong, as they absorb most of the light.

jarrod

btw: this is an excellent site for checking cloud cover in Australia, if you don't already have something like this bookmarked: http://www.bom.gov.au/gms/IDE00006.latest.shtml