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Old 20-01-2013, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by John0z View Post
Hi All,

Just looking for some advice on where to place an observatory......
Option 3 - buy a small farm and travel hours to get there and have my observatory there.
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Any advice would be most welcome.

-John
back in 2000 I chose your option 3.
Rural 250k NW of melbourne in the Grampians.
A 5 hour round trip.
I observed most weekends camping on site for 12 months with just a Pier and Deck before building a ROR observatory.
Finally in 2002 I gave in to luxury and built a small home.
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