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Originally Posted by Mighty_oz
You've got to be happy with those ones 
Dedication plus for going so far as well. A wind shield next time hey. |
I don’t know of any place with a fair bit of altitude & sheltered.
You’d need a portable tent to protect the telescope on Baw Baw but as I image
from the car park there is no way to fix it to the road surface.
The wind gusts were making the lid of my laptop flap back & forward – it was that strong!
A tent would blow away like a kite.
Out of 4 times I've been to Baw Baw only 1 time had no wind.
What a pity as at that altitude you get the best seeing.
Example:
When I first got my telescope I thought there was something wrong with it.
I looked at Jupiter on about 6 occasions from Melbourne & all
I could see was a fuzzy ball with 2 lines going through it.
From Mt Baw Baw - Jupiter just snapped into view - I have
never seen it look like that - it was sharp & clear.
I could go to over 300 x magnification easily on Baw Baw.
5,000 feet up makes a huge difference!