SingAstro

I really really want to get this as it is just way cool. Alas the price is too expensive, $300+!!

Do this to input the coordinates. It will be memorised until you change it again. -The next time that your NexStar is aligned, the hand control will automatically display the last location (either a city or longitude/latitude) that was entered. Press ENTER to accept these parameters if they still ap...

haha any mount to me that's bigger than a tripod mount is BIG! :lol: I've read some posts years ago about the hardware needing mods for it to work at the Equator. Is the story still the same? Is there any 'big' mount say from Celestron that can be used without actually making substantial changes to ...

I'm just curious, can these sorts of 'big' mounts be used in Singapore? Or others such as the CG5 or the CGEMs?

It's installed today.

http://www.universetoday.com/99470/spac ... telescope/

Just to exchange notes, I shipped an 8SE here using amazon.

http://jeffyen.blogspot.sg/2012/03/cele ... rised.html

skyfiery wrote:That's awesome.

May I know how you took them out?

Sky

Just unscrew the screws that can be obviously unscrewed! Take out the 2 plastic round 'glasses', and screw the screws back!

I took out the 2 glass pieces some time ago; I think they are completely unnecessary and only serves to find light points more difficult lol

Another similarly large area would be the open field around Old Holland Road, but that one would likely require some illegal parking unless willing to carry stuff far. This is a very good site that I go to when the sky is clear... good views all round except to the north. No issues with parking, ju...

Does anyone know where I can get a marine deep cycle type of battery in sg? TIA!