Thanks for the replies folks, much appreciated.
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Originally Posted by tnott
I live the southern part of Adelaide. There is a lot you can see even in the city - double stars, planets,moon that are completely unaffected by light pollution.
If you are living in the outer fringes then many of the brighter DSO are visible as well, though not as nice as in dark skies.
Once or twice a month, I usually travel 40 mins to Tooperang or 60 mins to Stockport for an ASSA viewing night in dark skies. The 3/4 of the sky away from Adelaide is just about as dark as anywhere else. I usually spend most of my time hunting down faint fuzzies I can't see from home.
So there is still plenty to see if you move to Adelaide!  |
We will most likely move to the Blackwood/Belair area, or around there. I'm not sure how the sky glow would compare to down in the city? My in-laws live out at Nairne and they have a pretty good half sky (perhaps three-quarters to be fair), the other side isn't so great though!
I didn't know there was a Stockport near Adelaide - the original Stockport is where I lived as a kid. Stockport County is still my team!
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Originally Posted by monoxide
Hey Solanum,
i've got a 12" dob that your more than welcome to come take a look through if/when you move here, if you bring the 10" you could make the comparison for yourself. i'd be interested to see the difference too
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Thanks for the offer, it will probably be around April that we move, so plenty of time to consider all the options. I'm working on getting my father-in-law to build an observatory and buy an RCOS, don't think my mother-in-law will let him though!!