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Saw this thread pop up last night and thought… he’s gone all in straight away! Read back and confirmed it lol.
Am I not famed for stewing on something for years, researching the hell out of it and then going all in and straight to the destination?
I could've easily bought several cheaper things and other cludges on the path, over years, but life is short, opportunity to stargaze limited, my time is valuable... may as well spend the time and money now just getting to the destination I want, and then having high quality experiences and enjoying it all more for it :)
All of this because, three years ago I moved to a dark sky site, half way up The Long Mynd, in Shropshire. It’s the perfect place to enjoy what little clear skies we have. If you wana come hang out for a weekend we have an apartment for guests
Well I will 100% take you up on that as the nights draw in more. I'd actually booked a glamping thing in a dark sky site in Wales for a few nights in September and I hope the weather favours me. But yes... I can't help now look for houses, fields, farms, and mountains to buy in that kinda area... researching for a few years time when I'd be more willing to make the leap. Would love to come and stay, stargaze, catch up, and also see the area.
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booked a glamping thing in a dark sky site
Brilliant idea! Thank you
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Yeah I wanted to learn some of the skills and see how I liked it before investing too much.
I spent much of last winter doing visual with the mak, the moon is so close with that thing! This winter is going to be more dedicated to photography. I don’t know about you though but, the older I get, the more I want to get away from screens! I may end up getting the sky guider again, just for visual while the photo rig is doing its thing.
Looking forward to catching up. I moved here for cycling so a road, XC or gravel bike will also reward you. The dark skies are a bonus!
ChainBreaker
benjam
Saw this thread pop up last night and thought… he’s gone all in straight away! Read back and confirmed it lol.
I’ve done things a little differently, but ended up in the same place, technically: I started with a zenith star 73 and a skyguider pro on an old tripod, learned to polar align, where all the stars were, and how to take photos using my DSLR. The next year I swapped the skyguider for a GEM28 so I could track in RA and Dec. Last year I got a second scope for planetary viewing and photography, a 6in Mak. This winter I may swap the slr for a dedicated Astro camera.
All of this because, three years ago I moved to a dark sky site, half way up The Long Mynd, in Shropshire. It’s the perfect place to enjoy what little clear skies we have. If you wana come hang out for a weekend we have an apartment for guests ✌️