Folks,
I'm starting to sort my stuff out to travel and I'm stuck deciding whether to bring my little travel scope (70mm refractor) or try squeezing my trusty C8 into the overhead bin...
So how is the winter sky for viewing? I'm keen to get out seeing something, but is the weather likely to cooperate? What are the unmissable winter objects, and will they be up to much in the travel scope? Or is more aperture needed to do them justice? Globs from here start getting interesting with C8 but I hear you've got brighter starlight there
My entire existence for up to a couple months must go either in the hold or carried on board, but if I plan carefully I might be able to manage the bigger scope (although the mount is a different story)
Any thoughts? Experiences? Horror stories?
Also, I'm going to be in Sydney CBD initially but hope to hire a car and escape the light dome to somewhere dark..but to where?
Cheers,
Dunk