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Iceinspace versus CloudyNights
Compare	Iceinspace	CloudyNights
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Australian amateur astronomers	Amateur astronomers
Who it's not for	Businesses buying software. This is a hobby forum.	Anyone shopping for a software product
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.¹⁰	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.¹⁶
Support quality	No vendor support model in evidence	Volunteer-run; users report bans.
Public sentiment	Users treat IceInSpace as Australia's main amateur astronomy forum, but several report slow loading and outages.^⁶	Hobbyists treat CloudyNights as the standard resource for gear research and used-equipment sales, with recurring complaints about access errors and moderation.¹⁵
Biggest gotcha	Funding depends on donations. A 2024 forum thread flags shutdown risk without more support.^⁵	Cloudflare blocks and outages have locked users out of the site¹⁶

Pick Iceinspace when

Australian amateur astronomers
Used-gear buyers via IceTrade
Beginners needing telescope advice
Southern Hemisphere astrophotographers

When Iceinspace is not a fit

Businesses buying software. This is a hobby forum.
Teams wanting CRM, analytics, or dev tools.
Buyers needing uptime guarantees or vendor support.
Non-astronomers. All content is telescopes and stars.

Pick CloudyNights when

Amateur astronomers
Telescope and eyepiece buyers
Astrophotography beginners
Used-gear buyers and sellers

When CloudyNights is not a fit

Anyone shopping for a software product
Business teams evaluating tools
Users who need guaranteed uptime and support

Sources

IceInSpace Donateiceinspace.com.au
official
Ice in Space at risk of shutdowniceinspace.com.au
news
IceTrade Classifiedsiceinspace.com.au
official
Beginners Talk [Archive]iceinspace.com.au
official
IIS not loading, very slowiceinspace.com.au
review
Does the Australian astro-forum Ice In Space still exist?cloudynights.com
review
problems accessing ice in space forum?facebook.com
review
Website Loading Issues? Expert Help & Troubleshootingjustanswer.com
review
IceInSpace: Free Science Forum and Online Communityfreepowerboards.com
review
Product security pageiceinspace.com.au
security
Cloudy Nights Homecloudynights.com
official
Cloudy Nights Forumscloudynights.com
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Cloudy Nights Classifiedscloudynights.com
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Cloudy Nights About Uscloudynights.com
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What is cloudy nights? . Reddit r/telescopesreddit.com
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Cloudy Nights and their CloudFlare issues . Astrowhatastrowhat.com
security