Light pollution - the scurge of my existance

[h0ughy (David)]

Ok its cloudy, yes it was raining, but, and its a big but (no pun intended) I hate light pollution. Fronting me was the dog track in full bloom and in the distance is a recycling yard that operates 24/7.

this is deplorable - bring back the natural night sky

[bkm2304 (Richard Brown)]

Looks like Mayfield on a new moon night - although there isn't quite enough ORANGE in the cloud reflections


Richard

[RB (Andrew)]

OMGosh Houghy, I'd be in tears.
I really feel for you, that's just horrendous !!!

[h0ughy (David)]

this is my view towards the mayfield/university area

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by bkm2304

Looks like Mayfield on a new moon night - although there isn't quite enough ORANGE in the cloud reflections


Richard

yes Richard i do know your woes

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by RB

OMGosh Houghy, I'd be in tears.
I really feel for you, that's just horrendous !!!

yes RB thats what I have to contend with. ponders cannot tell me about his bowls/tennis club story now - I have my own, (and besides he lives in woop woop now)

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Whoop Whoop, Whoop Whoop

I'd show you my light pollution but it will set in about 2 hours

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by [1ponders]

Whoop Whoop, Whoop Whoop

I'd show you my light pollution but it will set in about 2 hours

I thought you had some monsoonal low over you since you bought your astro property

[Zuts]

Originally Posted by h0ughy

this is my view towards the mayfield/university area

Wow, what a lovely dark sky site you have there m8. Next time i image i'll take a snap of a real inner sydney dark sky site, complete with the beautiful city skyline only 2km away and ringed with a lovely range of park lights and topped off with the headlights of cars and buses careening down the road and the occasional tram rattling by to darken the scene even more

Paul

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Originally Posted by h0ughy

I thought you had some monsoonal low over you since you bought your astro property

Haven't you noticed we haven't had a decent sky since we signed the contract and it has hardly stopped raining since we moved in.

[Ric]

What a right royal pain in the bottom Houghy, the ol slingshot and a few rocks wont solve that problem. A bazooka strike might help.

Cheers

[madtuna (Steve)]

Originally Posted by Ric

What a right royal pain in the bottom Houghy, the ol slingshot and a few rocks wont solve that problem. A bazooka strike might help.

Cheers

I tried rocks...thier tradjectory was too inconsistant.

Now those little ball sinkers scoot like a bullet and go clean through a street light

[iceman (Mike)]

I'm more concerned with the constant rain and clouds houghy, rather than light pollution.

While those damn southerners get weeks of clear skies!

[h0ughy (David)]

I only hope that I get my chance in August Mike - but ponders has to sell his property first

[Bobj]

Originally Posted by bkm2304

Looks like Mayfield on a new moon night - although there isn't quite enough ORANGE in the cloud reflections


Richard

Is this enough orange??

Never seen anything like it before, or since. The remains of the big "low" that was over Townsville-Proserpine; yes, the one that caused so much flooding in N. Qld. The second one, I took by just holding the camera to the sky.

[xelasnave]

Move to the bush..the real estate is cheaper and you can use a scope so much smaller than you think you need.

The only light polution I have is the accumulation of candle wax on the mantle piece.

alex

[leon]

Houghy that is just awful, I thought i had it bad.

Leon