Hi All, thanks for the replies.
Brian- i'll try and post some photos tonight. I'm not very experienced with internet forums so it may take me some time to figure it out.
Peter - I live for astronomy and inline skating (oh, and also my wife and kids
). I've been skating now for about 16 years and don't like days when I can't skate.
Andrew - I have been under one dark sky in the past 11 years. Before I got married and had kids, I used to work casually at Golden Grove observatory. I was good mates with Dave and Meg and used their observatory and C14 every chance I got. I was out there probably 5-6 times a month, maybe more. I then started in the mining industry and got married. Life has got in the way of dark skies and telescopes unfortunately in the past 11 years. A friend has a farm at Yerecoin and we all went there for a night of drinking and fun a couple of years ago. I passed on the drinking and took my 12" dob instead and stayed up all night remembering the old days.
I would love the chance to get under a dark sky again. Maybe send me a message next time you go somewhere and i'll see if I can get a leave pass.
Cheers,
Dan