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by lqx
Wed Nov 13, 2013 1:50 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Central Orion Wide Field
Replies: 13
Views: 5339

Re: Central Orion Wide Field

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Nice one Kelvin!
by lqx
Tue Oct 01, 2013 2:44 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Dragon Growing on the Sun
Replies: 15
Views: 10812

Re: Lizard/Dragon Growing on the Sun

Thanks for sharing, Alfred, Junwei!
Nice long filamentary structure!
by lqx
Fri Sep 06, 2013 9:03 am
Forum: Beginners Forums
Topic: Milky way?
Replies: 125
Views: 185444

Re: Milky way?

[smilie=admire.gif] Nice shots! Especially loved the 2nd one with the milky way and those lit coconut trees.
by lqx
Tue Sep 03, 2013 8:33 pm
Forum: General Astronomy
Topic: Colour of Jupiter's Great Red Spot (GRS)
Replies: 13
Views: 13446

Re: Colour of Jupiter's Great Red Spot (GRS)

I'm pleased to report that visually, the sharpness at high power was much improved (358x with 4.5mm Delos) this time. I could see 4 round swirls / festoons in the S.E.B, a thin hairline brown South Temperate Belt within the South Tropical Zone, a purplish 'lamda' shaped line in the Equatorial Zone ...
by lqx
Tue Sep 03, 2013 2:34 am
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Canon 60Da- first light on Nebula
Replies: 7
Views: 2854

Re: Canon 60Da- first light on Nebula

[smilie=bye2.gif] Pretty!!
by lqx
Tue Aug 27, 2013 12:01 am
Forum: Astronomy Events & Observation Sessions
Topic: Nova Del 2013 - Spectrum Captured Here in Singapore
Replies: 12
Views: 20756

Re: Nova Del 2013 - Spectrum Captured Here in Singapore

Found this an interesting read too! [smilie=bye2.gif] http://www.spectro-aras.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=682&start=20#p2626 Comments from Steve Shore : Francois asked that I bore you all with some explanation of what's happening in these data and perhaps to give you all some idea of what ...
by lqx
Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:42 pm
Forum: Beginners Forums
Topic: New nova - NOVA DELPHINI 2013
Replies: 10
Views: 11167

Re: New nova - NOVA DELPHINI 2013

[smilie=bye2.gif] Yep Gavin, I think math works out! and yep, we all would love to see a supernova... as long as it isn't too near! To put those numbers in perspective... comparing with a standard typeIa supernova we would get... Shamelessly lifted from Wiki: Type Ia supernova "...The star expl...
by lqx
Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:32 pm
Forum: Astronomy Events & Observation Sessions
Topic: Nova Del 2013 - Spectrum Captured Here in Singapore
Replies: 12
Views: 20756

Re: Nova Del 2013 - Spectrum Captured Here in Singapore

[smilie=admire.gif] Really cool... Thanks for sharing! Awesome SNR! sharp peaks! ...is it a HI peak I see on the left? [smilie=cool.gif] Does seem like some others did get the peak around 430nm too! http://www.spectro-aras.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=682#p2609 http://www.spectro-aras.com/forum...
by lqx
Fri Aug 16, 2013 9:27 am
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Perseid Meteor
Replies: 11
Views: 4046

Re: Perseid Meteor

[smilie=admire.gif] Nice! had managed to see quite a few meteors in Mersing over the weekend but had been unable to catch any on camera! *jealous*