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Great, Remus! I'll likely bring my 12.5" dob. Need to exercise its legs.

There'll be an astronomy stars observing session at the Dempsey area (off Holland Road): Stars & Telescopes @ Dempsey Date: Sat 2 March 2019 Time: 7.00pm till late (weather permitting) Venue: Large field in Dempsey area (off Holland Road). Google maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gtBpm From the fiel...

Looking for a Vixen 22mm LVW eyepiece, in good condition (esp the optics).

Pls text me at 9seven9seven5two2seven. Thanks.

I've this weekend tested the amounts of focus travel required in a refractor, between eyepieces, diagonals, binoviewer etc. I used a William Optics 80mm 10th anniversary Zenithstar doublet refractor, which is binoviewer friendly. Daytime target was used, a building about 5km away. Common eyepieces u...

Hi geyes30, Rich, Thanks! The link worked on my PC and Android phone. Nevertheless, I've changed the image host website, and now it has a much shorter link. Hope you can view the image now. Yup, the LX-90 is 16 yrs old and still working v well! Hope to image the supernova again in a few weeks' time,...

As reported recently, there's a supernova in NGC 6946 (the Fireworks Galaxy) which is on the Cygnus-Cephus border. SN 2017eaw is a Type II-P supernova, and was discovered on 14 May 2017. The supernova and its host galaxy are 22 million light years from Earth. News here: http://www.skyandtelescope.co...

I hope to view and image the asteroid tonite!

Should be visible from 11pm onwards till 6am, from Singapore. At 11pm it would be in the NE in Bootes at 30 deg above our horizon (Singapore).

Weather permitting, I'll bring a Porta II powered 120mm ED refractor. See you there!

Want to buy a Televue Parcorr Type 2 in good condition.

Pls text me at [edited] if you have one for sale at a good price. Thanks for looking!


*** Update, 13 March: Just bought one from a Singastro member!

I had a great time last night. Was good to meet up with so many people, esp the veterans! Things were very unpromising in the afternoon, with heavy clouds blanketing our tropical isle. On the way to ECP near 8pm, it started to drizzle, and at 8.15+, oh no...., it rained quite heavily whilst we were ...