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by bigcahuna
Fri Aug 07, 2009 12:30 pm
Forum: Beginners Forums
Topic: Marveling at the heavens
Replies: 6
Views: 5221

Hi, again, thanks for replying.

Oic, I was convinced by a book I read last time that Singapore is unable to see stars clearly due to equatorial conditions being very cloudy. I didn't realize it was due to light pollution!

Perhaps I'll save up first and wait *sigh*
by bigcahuna
Thu Aug 06, 2009 5:17 pm
Forum: Beginners Forums
Topic: Marveling at the heavens
Replies: 6
Views: 5221

Hi, thanks for replying. jermng: The one you're reffering to is the Celestron FirstScope right? Saw it selling for $199 on astrobargains. Wow the local markup is quite high huh? weixing: I've always read about light pollution, but have never experienced for myself how bad it is actually! Err sorry f...
by bigcahuna
Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:09 pm
Forum: Beginners Forums
Topic: Marveling at the heavens
Replies: 6
Views: 5221

Marveling at the heavens

Greetings to the astronomers here :) When I was in primary school, I'd borrow loads of books on astronomy and digested them by the dozens. Planets, stars, moons... Name me one and I used to be able to tell you facts about them! I was even the youngest contestant in an astronomy quiz, which my team e...