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Originally Posted by Shaun
I want ti have a permanent place for my scope and stuff, the problem is i have a few trees around the property some can be cut back but others can't.
What is the best position to face to get the best views,once i get above 45deg it is pretty open my south is open my view west is blocked my view directly north is blocked but i do have some space north west and north east, directly east is blocked but i have space south east
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It's always going to be a personal choice. And once the choice is made
you either regret it or learn to adapt to it.
My setup has a lousy west...huge 200 y/o gums...obscured from about
45° down.
My east had a big gum at the time I positioned my permanent dome.
Now the gum is gone.
At the time, all my Mars apparition stuff, 2001,2003,2005 was done
when Mars rose over that gum.
In hindsight, if I knew the gum would be gone, the dome would have
moved closer to that neighbours chopped down gum to get more of the west.
My North is all Adelaide skyglow, so M31 is a write-off etc.
My south is the Jewel in the crown.
Almost unobstructed views of our showcase sky.
Living the dream....I'm very lucky.
About the only downside is, as I said, no western sky, so no Venus/evening comets/new moon stuff etc.
But you adapt....you can't have everything.
Steve