Paul, that's bad luck having a tree obscuring your northern view. Just cut it down and all your frustrations will end! Shots of M31 pop up in the forum quite often now as more members realise that with a good clear view of a northerly horizon it is definitely a getable target from Australia. I've captured it from a location close to Melbourne, so anywhere north of that is of course, very achievable .
Hi Paul - bummer about the trees … got a chain saw? I’ve got M31 on my list of things to have a crack at … in the Sep/Oct timeframe. I’m in BrisVegas and it gets to just over 20° but I’d be shooting across the top my neighbours (hot) roofs; doable but I reckon I’ll head to somewhere with a clean, open view of the north. Alex
Definitely possible Paul. If you're keen maybe find a spot with the view and make a project of it? I Grabbed the 30 mins a night that I could between the trees for weeks but the result was poor so moved the scope for a proper view. Very rewarding.
Shots of M31 pop up in the forum quite often now as more members realise that with a good clear view of a northerly horizon it is definitely a getable target from Australia. I've captured it from a location close to Melbourne, so anywhere north of that is of course, very achievable . 
