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by Airconvent
Thu Oct 23, 2003 2:07 am
Forum: Buy and Sell
Topic: For those looking for the manfrotto 410
Replies: 5
Views: 4367

not sure about the exact price, but so far my quotations at john 3:16 is much lower than at cathay. try giving him a call and ask for a quotation. hi rich, err.. the megrez80 doesn't belong to me, it's gerald's. anyway i just got a stellarvue at1010 recently. waiting for my mount now. using wira's ...
by Airconvent
Thu Oct 23, 2003 2:00 am
Forum: Astronomy Events & Observation Sessions
Topic: Compilation of satellite images..
Replies: 1
Views: 2594

Re: Compilation of satellite images..

hi all, i made a little compilation of satellite images from the NEA website of the weather of our region in asia, hope this might give an overview of the weather conditions nowadays... http://web.singnet.com.sg/~reality7/a.gif 472KB ! They are the timing from 14:23 Tue Oct 21 2003 to 13:23 Wed Oct...
by Airconvent
Thu Oct 23, 2003 1:51 am
Forum: General Astronomy
Topic: Your Ideal Scope Collection?
Replies: 63
Views: 27591

...I find that quite a number of ya like the intes MN system. Care to enlighten me? My dream combination : 1.For Impressing Fellow astronomers : Questar 7" 2.For Impressing My Family and Friends : Nexstar 8" GOTO (lazy to find sia! 3.For Impressing Idiots : ANY 80mm WILL DO Seriously my d...
by Airconvent
Thu Oct 23, 2003 1:29 am
Forum: Astronomy Events & Observation Sessions
Topic: Observing session at Bedok Reservoir (oct 21)
Replies: 21
Views: 9904

Hi, Today as I wake up at around 4am, the weather was quite good and I can see quite a lots of star(am I dreaming???)... too tired so go back to sleep... :( By the way, this friday(24/10) is a public hoilday, so anyone going to do overnight observation at Bedok Reservoir on 23, 24 or 25 night... ??...
by Airconvent
Thu Oct 23, 2003 1:23 am
Forum: Singastro.org Announcements & News
Topic: Picture of big,big sunspot
Replies: 14
Views: 6292

ahh..so that is what remus is up to these days...looking at the sun instead...what an interesting way to tide over the cloudy skies these days! nice pic. care to share how you did this? as a kid, I was told either to use a piece of car board, make a tiny hole and see the projection on the floor or t...
by Airconvent
Thu Oct 23, 2003 1:16 am
Forum: Vendors corner
Topic: Meade Scope Rental
Replies: 9
Views: 6630

Hi Chris I think there will be a few self-declared Autostar experts like Airconvent (Richard), Wira and myself who would be more than very glad to help you with your new scope when it arrives... :mrgreen: cc Its not just the autostar but I may need help CARRYING IT. Chris hahahahaha...looks like CC...
by Airconvent
Wed Oct 22, 2003 1:44 am
Forum: Feedback Corner/Test Corner
Topic: Private Messenging
Replies: 15
Views: 71035

i also noted some problems. someone sent me a private message that did not display at all . but as both admin is not full time on this, do give them sometime to juggle between their corporal and us... :lol: Hi, I've just discovered that the private messages displayed only if using IE but not netsca...
by Airconvent
Wed Oct 22, 2003 1:35 am
Forum: Equipment Discussions
Topic: Sticky layer on corrector plate
Replies: 16
Views: 9327

Hi, Sky-Watcher or Orion MCT's collimation screw are on the back of the OTA and are easy to access. Due to the design, most MCT do not require collimation, so most MCT manufacturer do not include the collimation screw.... :) Hi Weixing, That's interesting. Disadvantage I suppose of having the screw...
by Airconvent
Wed Oct 22, 2003 1:23 am
Forum: Coffee corner
Topic: For Star Trek Fans
Replies: 2
Views: 2344

For Star Trek Fans

Seeing this ia an astronomy forum, there must be a few who are trekkers. Anyone been watching Space 1999 and Enterprise on Saturday night (or if you prefer, Sunday morning) ? Here's a singapore yahoogroups catering to ST fans. starfleet-Q3@yahoogroups.com Please remember to register first. The forum...
by Airconvent
Wed Oct 22, 2003 1:09 am
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Uranus and Saturn on the ETX105!
Replies: 2
Views: 3084

Hi, It should not be a problem for a 105 MCT to take image of saturn, may be your setting is not correct or exposure is too short... ?? Hi, Was quoting my experience in Mersing. Unfortunately, my stupid harddisk decided to ORD from my computer suddenly and I lost all my latest Mersing pics. Saturn ...