SingAstro

Hello everybody. I have bundled together enough money and want to buy a refractor scope. My eye is set on the Takahashi TSA 120 and I was wondering on the logistics of doing it through Singapore??? I live in Thailand but visit Singapore very frequently.I get the impression that Singapore has slightl...

Anat, thanks a lot for the links with photos,I enjoyed looking at them. Would love to go to one of the star parties ,and even though I am quite busy now,I will have to make a point of travelling to one of the parties in the future,for sure. A 6 inch Astrophysics is a real superstar of a telescope go...

Great picture. It is only when I can see a photo like this with some people as a size-perspective that I can appreciate just how big a 6 inch refractor is...wow!! :shock: very,very impressive. Your photos on cloudynights are excellent also.The star party sounds great and you must have seen a lot of ...

I have received a valuable/rare set of books on World history and whilst the inner pages are in very good order the hardcovers and binding is terrible on some books and some restoration/replacement of the covers and/or binding is necessary!!! Does anyone know of " reputable/professional" b...

The FSQ will be rather disappointing as a first scope due to its limited aperture... You will be amazed by the difference in the amount of details you can see between the FSQ and a comparatively cheap 8" newtonian or SCT. IMO, you would not go wrong -not- buying the FSQ as your first scope... ...

Thanks for the answers. CANOPUS LIM....... you are of course right that a bigger Newt or SCT will give me more satisfaction visually.I am,unfortunately, really keen on my scope being airline portable.I suppose a 6-8 inch SCT may be okay but I have no idea why the refractor bug has gotten a hold of m...

TAKAHASHI FSQ106ED "NEW ........... I am considering buying this scope and have a couple of queries. I live in Thailand and have my heart set on a top-end refractor with Airline-portable dimensions. Believe it or not, I am a novice at using/buying telescopes and have only had 15x70 Orion Resol...

Hey arief, Yeah,I'm in Thailand.I've been looking around the Darasart.com website,..some Astro. stuff here seems to be a bit expensive :( ... but maybe if I look further I can get some good deals!!...I would have no problem though paying for a cheapo 'AirAsia flight and doing a "Self-Collect&qu...

Hey Arief, Hope you have a good trip to H.k. this weekend,..is it "Grandeye" you're visiting,as a MaxvisionED Dealer or some other vendor? Also,(+ sorry if this is a silly question)..when you say that you can " carry the scope with me" ..do you actually mean you've got some way t...

Hey ACC, yeah I've just been looking at some of the threads you talked about,including your own,dated Nov. 29th where you did Direct Buying from Taiwan.--sweet deal!! :mryellow: :mryellow: As for shipping to Thailand,that would be a bonus,for sure!!! I'll have to find out whether there would be any&...