SingAstro

Yeah very bent on going for it... The only thing stopping me is that I wanna use it as a grab n go / travel scope too. Maybe to catch ISON at the year end as well. But on the bright side this scope would be more portable! Hmmm... Me thinks I should get it too

@orly_andico saw your thread selling your zenithstar 70ED. Wonder if there's a diff between 80mm... Cant decide if i should get it haha

Hi all, am looking for an 80mm refractor for astrophotography. Price maybe around $500, would be good if you have tube rings etc for the scope. My budget's kinda tight but if you have any offers do drop me a text we can negotiate
Joachim - 98-18-48-59

Hey there, I was just looking for a scope for astrophotography. Looks like a nice fine scope within my budget. If it is still available, do drop me a text at 98-18-48-59

Thanks! Ok then, shall report back if its good!

Thanks for the help on searching but anyway I found a resort further north near Mersing at Air Papan. Not sure if any of you guys have heard of it before - Air Papan Beach Resort. No idea how it will be but going up there this weekend. Haha. Anyone been there before?

Hey anyone can recommend obs sights around Kota Tinggi area or slightly further north? Wanted to go to the Sedili resort (Tg Sutera) over the June new moon weekend but they seem like they are fully booked. Anyone has any other resorts to suggest? Also anyone going up to Malaysia over the 7/6-9/6 wee...

rlow wrote: "sorry, you are not allowed to bring your own scope into this area."

"why not?"

"only the public are allowed in...if you want to view your own scope, you can bring it to Chinese Garden MRT to view there."

I died laughing reading that...

Try using live view to zoom in on the sunspots and focus? Hope that helps...

Ok seems interesting. The solar filter I have was bought a while back from astrobargains.com... Its a loose sheet though but I think I remember it is thousand oaks (Its black in colour). Just wondering, would it be better to buy one of those ready made/glass filters?