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Originally Posted by pgc hunter
Summer and early Autumn. Only time of the year when it's actually possible to get clear skies in Melbourne.  Winter is a write-off, approaching Macquarie Island levels of cloudiness and daily drizzle for weeks on end, not to mention skin-penetrating wind straight off the tropical 10C waters of Port Phillip Bay and the Southern Ocean, and spring is like a crappy sequel to a crappy movie.
Oh, and in summer atleast I can talk my dog for a walk beyond the concrete path as I don't have to fear sinking shin-deep into mud  |
Boo-Hoo!
I dream of 10° nights
My main problem in winter is stopping the gear icing up completely. It gets down to minus 10 at night here, and often a bit colder, by the time I'm packing up the birdbath has completely frozen over!
Heated socks (thanks JJJ!) and a ski-suit and balaclava keeps me warm, but it is hard to make myself get out there some nights.
Winter is great as it gets dark nice and early, and here the skies are clearer and the seeing is better. But early on people's fireplaces can smoke up the sky a bit. But if I had a permanent setup I would image more in the winter, setting up quite literally freezing gear for an hour can be challenging when it is nice and warm inside and I have unwatched episodes of Game of Thrones...
These days I prefer solar viewing, and at least that happens during the somewhat warmer daylight hours!