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Dear Singastro members, Greetings from the UK! Some of you might remember me as a member of Singastro when I lived in Singapore between 1999 and 2003. I still remember the observing sessions at the polytechnic, the field near Remus’s residence and, of course, the trips to Mersing. Anyway, I am curre...

Excellent news, Remus. I wish I could join you all!

Go well!
Jeremy

That's quite a story, Remus! What a pity the scope got into such a bad state - but you did a good job of cleaning it.

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Jeremy

Well, one place you MUST visit is the Royal Observatory Greenwich, http://www.rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory This is now a museum, but exhibits go back to its founding in 1675. Lots of old telescopes to see, a planetarium and of course you can place one foot on each side of the world's Prime Meridian. ...

Gosh, that brings back fond memories of trips to Mersing, Remus!
Wonderful image.

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Jeremy

Congratulations, Remus! This is a stunning image, worthy of APOD.
Glad to see that your imaging goes from strength to strength.

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Jeremy

Probably not much good to you as I am in UK. But the principle is the same: try out if you can.
I bought Opticron Discovery 8x42 for GBP 161

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Jeremy

If you can, do try the binoculars out before buying. I bought a pair yesterday and tested a range in the shop, across various makes and prices. They were all roof prism type and 8x or 10 x 42 (I already have a good pair of 10 x 50 porro prisms, but wanted something a bit more compact for travel). I ...

Fascinating project, Gary. And a great result - well done! Will be good to keep this one going...and going

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Jeremy

From the sublime to the ridiculous?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation ... gJ09TVIPLQ

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Jeremy