May I suggest you come and join us on the other side of the Nullabor! We've had virtually no rain last summer until May. Then winter arrived(which is supposed to be our wet season) and we've had only 40% or our avg rain and I have had a ball learning astro photography since joining IIS.
I think I've had only about a handful of cloudy nights from memory since July which is very unusual for South Western Australia.
Anyway, we might cop it late spring

just as we are supposed to start our dry season again now that I have gloated

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just wish I had more time off to take advantage of these lovely nights and learn more but work calls
Cheers,
Darrin...