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Originally Posted by Clarry
Central Coast is a bit far but Sutherland is just around the corner
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Hi Clarry,
There is no free lunch.
Whilst Sutherland might be closer, there is good reason why many Sydney based observers drive to the Central Coast and a little West of it to observe. For the same reason I regularly drive from home where I have skies at least as good as Sutherland for 1 hour West to Bucketty, or 4 hours north West to Coonabarabran. Simple. It's darker, sky conditions are better and the views for a given aperture of telescope are a lot better.
BTW, that scope is an excellent choice and you will get a lot of enjoyment from it.
Cheers,
John B