Hi Chris,
Yes the highest peak is Mount Bogong:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Bogong
at 6043 feet but it doesn't have a car park at the top as far as I can see.
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"Having an observatory above the snowline might present a few more challenges too "
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Yes I agree & people do great work at sub -zero temperatures in the Northern hemisphere.
Look at the
Cloudy Nights forum.
A DSLR camera works really well at those temps.
I think the noise doubles every 7 degrees in temp for my Canon EOS 1000d.
Mt McKay is too far away for me when I can get nearly 5,000 feet
at Baw Baw with only 2.5 hours drive.
As you're in Gippsland maybe you can image on Baw Baw too?
I am surprised that no one has managed to put an observatory on Mt Baw Baw.
You'd think the Govt. or a private company would build a whole lot
of them there for astronomers - I mean empty ones so that
they could be hired out - it would even encourage astronomy tourism.
Some people have high end portable systems costing $40 grand or more.
I am sure they would dearly love to image from altitude.
I call it "getting your money's worth" out of your equipment.
The number of clear days has been too low in the last
3 years on Baw Baw but it will come good eventually.