SingAstro

...you should aim for a Newtonian larger than 8"... at least 10" and above. like the Singaporeans say: money not enough :lol: and dobs are apparently still not good for imaging. otherwise will be very attractive. It may also because newtonian require collimation and collimation seem to be...

NIce photos! But where is the teardrop effect? SAd I didnt got it on digital also. i got some photos that show, more-or-less, the black drop. but the photos are of poor quality - yes even poorer than the few i posted here :oops: so i opt not to post them. your understanding is much appreciated :win...

i want a newtonian for my next scope. :!: mainly because: 1. best aperture:$$$$ 2. better for dso also because: 3. better viewing position 4. i've a st102 az. can still fit an 8"SN+EQ in my car trunk :P 5. my usual viewing location is <50m from my storage location - hmmm... i think i still like...

few days ago... http://www.singastro.org/album_pic.php?pic_id=211 http://www.singastro.org/album_pic.php?pic_id=212 http://www.singastro.org/album_pic.php?pic_id=213 http://www.singastro.org/album_pic.php?pic_id=214 http://www.singastro.org/album_pic.php?pic_id=215 today... rained whole morning... a...

since i don't get a reply on the baader solar filter sheet, i have been considering one of this: solarscope: http://www.solarscope.com/en/index.en.html but at around rm400.... it's not exactly cheap! :shock: there's an even more expensive one: sunspotter: http://www.cloudynights.com/solar/sunspotter...

Hee~ thankz for the offer, but dun intend to buy/bring any equip there. Heard from my dad, the trip to Redang Island is kinda complicating. Afraid i'll spoit it :x hehee! neat is fading fast, you'll most likely need a bino to see it by the time of your trip, even with pretty dark sky. a small bino ...

thankz man! but i need the infos for malaysia. tired skyandtelescope, but when i choose the city.. it said that there is no such city found in malaysia??? :cry: which city are you in? can pm me if you prefer to keep that private. i can even find my small ulu town in the list! :lol: at least, i may ...

try the star chart at: http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/skychart/skychart.asp?setLocation=true i looked at Neat again this evening. because cancer is not a bright const, it may not be easy for newbie (like me) to find. had to star hop a bit before i found it. i think the comet and cancer is not ...

A GPS system is quite redundant actually; its more of a marketing gimmick :) On a non-GPS goto scope, you only need to select/enter the co-ordinates of each of your observing locations only once. Thereafter, you just need to enter the local time every time you start up. No GPS, no problem! :) i've ...

weixing wrote: Before you mount on your telescope, check the filter against the sun.. hold the filter in front of the sun at one arm length. If there are holes, you should see a pin point of bright light on the filter.

ah. of course.