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by jimmyleong
Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:15 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Chasing comet Lovejoy!
Replies: 28
Views: 17210

Re: Chasing comet Lovejoy!

beautiful photos....
by jimmyleong
Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:08 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: M34 opencluster
Replies: 3
Views: 1309

Re: M34 opencluster

the stars look blue. any reason?

i still dunno whats m34 :)
by jimmyleong
Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:07 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Rose... from Jurong West
Replies: 5
Views: 1877

Re: Rose... from Jurong West

look nice..
by jimmyleong
Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:06 pm
Forum: Beginners Forums
Topic: Beginner Question!
Replies: 22
Views: 12808

Re: Beginner Question!

just gotten a celestron 15x70 bino...

and got a tripod to hold it...

saw the moon through it... clear and bright.

but somehow i am unable to see clearly the planets...
by jimmyleong
Fri Feb 10, 2012 5:04 pm
Forum: Astronomy Events & Observation Sessions
Topic: Observing Satellites & Iridium Flares
Replies: 93
Views: 33533

Re: Observing Satellites

Gary wrote:Yea. For an object that bright enough to be captured using smart phone camera, most probably a bright planet like Venus.
oh thanks. seems to be seeing it for the past few days. see if i can see it tonight.
by jimmyleong
Thu Feb 09, 2012 9:28 pm
Forum: Astronomy Events & Observation Sessions
Topic: Observing Satellites & Iridium Flares
Replies: 93
Views: 33533

Re: Observing Satellites



the direction is somewhat south western according to my iphone compass.

looking through sky walk, it could be venus overlapping uranus :)

video taken with iphone, just showing a bright dot.
by jimmyleong
Thu Feb 09, 2012 7:28 pm
Forum: Astronomy Events & Observation Sessions
Topic: Observing Satellites & Iridium Flares
Replies: 93
Views: 33533

Re: Observing Satellites

Dun think the object twinkles. Imagine I am able to capture the object on a not so good camera on iPhone it must be pretty bright.

Will upload later ...
by jimmyleong
Thu Feb 09, 2012 5:21 pm
Forum: Astronomy Events & Observation Sessions
Topic: Observing Satellites & Iridium Flares
Replies: 93
Views: 33533

Re: Observing Satellites

i see that the ISS is moving across the sky.

i took a video yesterday via iphone of a very bright satelite i think which i thought might be the ISS but it wasn't moving. any idea what could it be?
by jimmyleong
Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:42 pm
Forum: Beginners Forums
Topic: Beginner Question!
Replies: 22
Views: 12808

Re: Beginner Question!

welcome welcome....

i am a beginner too and i got many books to read, went for a few stargazing sessions with the friendly and helpful astronomers here...

until now i have not even bought my first telescope :)

i am thinking of getting a "powerful" binoculars instead...
by jimmyleong
Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:40 pm
Forum: Beginners Forums
Topic: Astronomy and Manga
Replies: 2
Views: 2793

Re: Astronomy and Manga

anyone read this manga already? nice?