SingAstro

well i don't think the event this time round gained as much attention as it did during the Leonids and i'm not surprised since the meteors so damn dim that it cannot be seen from Sg at all. I did not bother to stay up , anticipating nothing but my friends did and boy not only they reported super clo...

milky way in SINGAPORE !? Now , thats something new.

yes ! venus was VERY BRIGHT tonight. i wonder why ? I thought i was seeing things just now.

the skies DO look good tonight , weixing ! Hey! Heard that comet NEAT is 3rd magnitude now ? So can it be seen by the naked eye ? If so , can it be seen from Tampines ? Where should i start looking for it with my bino ?

was walking home today and as usual was strolling with my head up towards the heavens , marvelling at the clear skies tonight when i saw a familiar pattern of 4 stars ( in a diamond shape )that seemed to look like the southern cross. actually this isnt the first time that i've seen it but i forgot a...

yep was just standing by my kitchen window when i happened to look up and was pleasantly surprised that despite a crescent moon in the sky , it was completely cloudless over at my side ( tampines ) and suddenly i felt like slapping myself for not getting a telescope when i had the money. any of ya w...

wow thanks fizzy for the extremely insightful reply... hehe... abit too mathematic for the non maths lovers like me... so basic comet knowledge inparted , any tips to share regardin the spotting of the comet in singapore ? don't think its a naked eye object right ?

hehe.. not much of a 'moon' fan here but im kinda interested in this... so does it mean that just b4 the moon sets we'll be able to witness the eclipse ? but i though lunar eclipes takes a few hours ? enlighten me pls !

darn... after all those explanations.. i still cannot get an idea how a tail can be formed when there is no motion to be detected from earth.

Okay.. So how about the two visible comets now ? apparently even with a telescope here in Sg the tail cant be seen , judgin from photos seen