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Originally Posted by TJD
alice springs doesnt have as much cloud but there still is cloud ayers rock ilucky for the same reason and almost no light pollution all you need therare some 30 inche dobs  |
Don't you believe that old wives tale for one second longer, my enthusiastic friend!
This Summer has been absolutely abysmal for viewing due to almost constant cloud cover virtually every night!
Between September last year and January this year, I think I've had my scope out for maybe 10 occasions! The few nights I had clear skies almost invariably coincided with waxing gibbous Moons.
Things have improved markedly over the last 6-8 weeks and I'm expecting the Winter months to be awesome (as they were last year when I first bought my 12" dob)
If the skies are clear and the Moon is user friendly, I get out as often as possible, usually 4-5 nights a week either side of the New Moon.