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- Tue Jun 25, 2013 11:10 pm
- Forum: Beginners Forums
- Topic: Newbie looking for Telescope
- Replies: 10
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Re: Newbie looking for Telescope
Yes the alignment was complete. Maybe they don't have so many stars in the memory. Wondering if I should try to update the firmware?
- Tue Jun 25, 2013 10:46 pm
- Forum: Beginners Forums
- Topic: Newbie looking for Telescope
- Replies: 10
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Re: Newbie looking for Telescope
Hi, Using the GOTO handset - Last night I tried to "Identify" some stars around Alpha Centuri and one of the southern Cross stars, but all the brighter adjacent stars that where visible at the same time in my 25mm eyepiece seemed to have the same name (Alpha Centuri etc). I did try to cent...
- Mon Jun 24, 2013 4:40 pm
- Forum: Buy and Sell
- Topic: Astro Scientific Moving Out Sale
- Replies: 8
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Re: Astro Scientific Moving Out Sale
Hey I also bought my new telescope (Nexstar 8) there! Unfortunately no chance to use it yet due to haze and Buisness trip. Wish I had made it to Bedok Res yesterday!
- Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:23 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Filters for Singapore sky
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9129
Re: Filters for Singapore sky
Thanks a million - so much to read! but its interesting stuff!
- Thu Jun 20, 2013 6:03 pm
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Filters for Singapore sky
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9129
Filters for Singapore sky
Although the Haze is stopping me using m new telescope I was wondering what filters you all recomend for DSO in Singapore skys?
- Thu Jun 20, 2013 5:53 pm
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Beginner Eyepiece advice
- Replies: 5
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Re: Beginner Eyepiece advice
Thanks for your help - when this haze is over i will get down to a side walk event!
- Thu Jun 20, 2013 12:07 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Beginner Eyepiece advice
- Replies: 5
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Re: Beginner Eyepiece advice
Leghth 2032cm
App 203cm
Celestron 8SE
App 203cm
Celestron 8SE
- Wed Jun 19, 2013 10:04 pm
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Beginner Eyepiece advice
- Replies: 5
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Beginner Eyepiece advice
Hi - tryimg to decide what eyepieces I should get for my new telescope. Currently only 25mm Plossl that came with it. Diffo want to get a wide FOV piece not sure on the rest.
- Fri Jun 14, 2013 10:03 am
- Forum: Beginners Forums
- Topic: Newbie looking for Telescope
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6072
Re: Newbie looking for Telescope
Thanks for your reply! I have a trip to UK coming up, so I was tollying with the idea of getting a telescope there but seems all the scpoes i see advertised are GOTO celestron ones. I was thinking that lugging a power pack around singapore is not something I want to do, so I was thinking of forgetti...
- Fri Jun 14, 2013 9:16 am
- Forum: Beginners Forums
- Topic: Advice on buying Binoculars
- Replies: 10
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Re: Advice on buying Binoculars
Has anyone used the larger Binos, 15-70 or 20 - 80??