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Originally Posted by Lester
Hi Paul,
Nice shot. I guess by the amount of detail in the photo that your set up is in the country.  |
Hi Lester,
The country ? well not really, I live on the western edge of Newcastle.
I guess it depends of relativity - by comparison to Sydney or Melbourne, you could call it the country - but if you compare my skies to say Lostock (where the 2006 AstroCamp was held) - then my skies really make me wonder how I get any decent images at all.
The partially closed observatory roof and observatory walls really block a tremendous amount of light pollution - I have a major street lamp out the front of the house and several in the streets that surround me - neighbour lights often shine onto or into the observatory as well.
best regards
Paul Mayo