Hey All,
when I see a thread with which someone new to astronomy (and new to the IIS) asks for advice on good dark sites in brisbane/sydney/... or close to those cities in the countryside -
I get a creepy feeling they don't care at all for astronomy but have some other agenda, altogether...
When they then add some harmless info like "I'd like to show my girlfriend/daughter" and - as a real afterthought, only, also add the question which entry level equipment would be good - (but their main topic was and is that dark site you know!)
I hear huge bells ringing in my head: this is NOT what it seems.
This is how I would try to get the information of gullible astro romantics to attack them at exactly that spot they pointed out to me.
Is it just me? Have I got a split personality and am a monster myself, lurking somewhere in the dark, waiting to come out...?
Do you guys take anything for self defense with you?
(Now, this question should better not be answered... it might be, my monster only wants to know this so it can prepare against such measures!)
Seriously concerned,
Silv