how much sky in your backyard

[Pinwheel (Doug)]

Bugger the Hippy's you just missed lambing, Upto a few weeks ago we had some orphan lambs to feed & cuddle. Great experiance for little kids. My wife still gets cluky when Spring comes around.

[swannies1983 (Dan)]

My sky isn't too bad. A few spots obstructed by trees, a small undercover area, weather station and roof of house. Overall sky is quite dark, except northern sky. South and west are pretty good, particularly west as we aren't far away from the coast. South will probably get worse as housing increasing. Attached are a few pictures.

Pic 1: North West. Most imaging done in this area so far. Sky relatively dark
Pic 2: Towards the west. Major source of blockage.
Pic 3: Towards ESE. Fairly dark.
Pic 4: North. House in the way, plus my worst sky for light pollution.
Pic 5: South. Good dark skies.

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Originally Posted by Pinwheel

I would have joined you SVAA years ago but honestly...No need, it's all here for free. No insult intended.

No insult taken

But it's not just the skies that people join for. It's the get-togethers and the opportunity to borrow scopes, books and accessories.

Not so much yourself. You may already have great gear, but for others.