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Originally Posted by jjjnettie
South East Queensland has the best of both hemispheres astronomically speaking. All the Southern objects and a fair chunk of the Northern sky too. (surely you don't want to live somewhere where you can't see M31  )
The people are friendly, the beaches fantastic, and the countryside is beautiful!
What more could you want? |
I'll second what jjj has said. South-east Queensland really does have the best of all worlds! I grew up in Sydney, lived in Adelaide and Perth but have settled in Brisbane. The winters here are just spectacular - clear skies most of the time and day time temperatures of around 22C. Night time during winter in Brisbane can get down to 0C on the rare occasions but is usually around the 5-6C mark. I love dragging the scope out into the backyard for a couple of hours of viewing and/or imaging despite the chill - it's worth it! And like most cities in Australia it doesn't take very long to get out to a dark site.
And if you remove the recent floods from the equation summer is usually good too - a bit cloudy, the odd thunder storm, hot and humid but still bearable! I can't think of any place I'd rather live to be honest!!
And to think a born and bred New South Welshman like myself has given SE Queensland such a thumbs up. Just show's you how good it is!!!
Cheers,
Mario