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by joecool1211
Wed Feb 26, 2025 12:42 am
Forum: Buy and Sell
Topic: WTS: Esprit 100ED
Replies: 3
Views: 5410

Re: WTS: Esprit 100ED

Up for sale again at a greatly reduced asking price of SGD 2,500.
by joecool1211
Sun Aug 18, 2024 11:42 pm
Forum: Buy and Sell
Topic: WTS: Esprit 100ED
Replies: 3
Views: 5410

WTS: Esprit 100ED

Selling my Esprit 100ED as I haven't had the time to make good use of it. Asking SGD 2,500, negotiable. Aside from the standard kit, selling with additional Starizona 0.65x reducer flattener and a Pegasus Focus Cube for motorized focusing. Please note the black Losmandy plate in the pictures is not ...
by joecool1211
Wed May 24, 2023 12:28 am
Forum: Buy and Sell
Topic: WTS: Software Bisque MyT Mount with Berlebach Tripod
Replies: 1
Views: 9034

WTS: Software Bisque MyT Mount with Berlebach Tripod

I've decided to let go of my premium mount as I don't use it enough to justify keeping it. I'm sure it will benefit someone else much more. It delivers fantastic pointing accuracy and tracking. But you wouldn't expect anything less of a MyT! General info: - Software Bisque MyT purchased in 2019 (Cla...
by joecool1211
Sun May 22, 2022 2:08 am
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Solar Observations
Replies: 0
Views: 13708

Solar Observations

Here is a latest attempt at solar imaging. https://astrob.in/ol67c4/B/rawthumb/gallery/get.jpg?insecure Wondering if someone who uses Hydrogen Alpha scopes can suggest why one side of the image is softer. I can't seem to get the whole disk in sharp focus. Could it be sensor tilt? However, the camera...
by joecool1211
Mon May 09, 2022 11:45 pm
Forum: DIY Astronomy
Topic: Roll-Off Roof Observatory in Singapore
Replies: 11
Views: 38974

Re: Roll-Off Roof Observatory in Singapore

Thanks for your comments! It has been great being able to have a system ready to go when the skies are clear. Always a little apprehension of operating it remotely, though! Over the past few months, I had to replace the roof and insulate it. And some of the DIY electronic components like the weather...
by joecool1211
Sun May 01, 2022 2:05 am
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Sun - Active Regions 2993 and 2994
Replies: 1
Views: 14254

Sun - Active Regions 2993 and 2994

We are now slowly heading toward the peak of the current solar cycle and the activity on the Sun has certainly been picking up!

Click on the image for more details (links to my blog).

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by joecool1211
Sat Apr 30, 2022 2:04 am
Forum: Buy and Sell
Topic: WTS: Moonlite CHL Focuser with Controller and Hi-Res Stepper Motor
Replies: 0
Views: 7957

WTS: Moonlite CHL Focuser with Controller and Hi-Res Stepper Motor

Am letting go of equipment to switch to different configuration. Selling 2-year old Moonlite focuser for EdgeHD 9.25. Rock solid focuser in excellent condition. Includes high res stepper motor and a controller that can be controlled from computer. Comes with several adaptors and extension tube as sh...
by joecool1211
Wed Aug 18, 2021 12:35 am
Forum: Buy and Sell
Topic: WTS: Losmandy G11 and Tripod [SOLD]
Replies: 0
Views: 5827

WTS: Losmandy G11 and Tripod [SOLD]

I am selling a Losmandy Gemini 2 G11 system: G11 Mount with equatorial wedge Gemini 2 Heavy duty tripod Three 7 lbs counter weights Some spare parts Aluminum case I have been diagnosed with 2 slipped discs and cannot manage the weight of the system on a regular basis. :( Willing to let it go for onl...
by joecool1211
Mon Apr 06, 2020 2:00 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: ISS Transit and AR2759
Replies: 2
Views: 3464

ISS Transit and AR2759

This past Saturday, I made a trip to Kranji Dam to catch my first ISS solar transit! Here is one of the frames I managed to capture with a more detailed view of AR2759 superimposed on it. https://astrob.in/b8wusy/B/rawthumb/gallery/get.jpg?insecure There is a link to my blog on from the Astrobin pag...
by joecool1211
Thu Jan 02, 2020 1:10 am
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Annular Solar Eclipse 26 Dec 2019
Replies: 2
Views: 4167

Re: Annular Solar Eclipse 26 Dec 2019

I know it has been a week since the eclipse, but I finally got down to processing the narrowband pictures.

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I've posted more info about the event on my blog.