You should be warned that dark skies are highly addictive... before I traveled out to dark skies, I used to think "how big of a difference can dark skies really make?"
The first time I traveled west of Brisbane, I decided to do the full hog - i.e. 6.5 hours drive west to a spot that was well and truly "black" on the light pollution maps. WOW... what an experience!
Since then, I've been driving out west (typically from 1 - 2.5 hrs only) for all my deep space imaging and observing.
The last time I went out (a couple of weeks ago), transparency and seeing were both good - e.g. I could easily see the Lagoon and Triffid Nebulae naked eye. Stunning through the Dob.
Start saving your petrol money
