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by Airconvent
Thu Oct 30, 2003 1:49 am
Forum: Astronomy Events & Observation Sessions
Topic: Clear Skies Finally!
Replies: 37
Views: 19117

I can't deny that one day i will be spoilt by Samuel stuffs. His eyepieces was excellent!!! Yesterday the sky at changi was SUPER clean!!!! About 12am i went to the westen side i can see total dark sky, i guess it's better then the east side ( maybe some of you has given up on SINGAPORE sky but i c...
by Airconvent
Thu Oct 30, 2003 1:44 am
Forum: Astronomy Events & Observation Sessions
Topic: Clear Skies Finally!
Replies: 37
Views: 19117

Hi! Guys have you decided where are we going on sat ( 1-11-2003 ) if the whether is good :) Just now i went to Ama Keng ( west side ) and i could see sky fill with stars very happy :) So lets pray that this coming ( 1-11-2003 ) sky will be clear no matter where we are !!@!!@ Hi John, Where is this ...
by Airconvent
Thu Oct 30, 2003 1:38 am
Forum: Astronomy Events & Observation Sessions
Topic: Another clear night
Replies: 9
Views: 5603

Re: Another clear night

Hi Elton
Long time no see! I would love to take a peek at Saturn through your Zambuto teleport, man! Now that you have traversed the learning curve, your collimation and scope deployment skills must be spot one now.. :lol:
Do join us at Dempsey this Sat if sky is clear....

rich
by Airconvent
Thu Oct 30, 2003 1:34 am
Forum: Equipment Discussions
Topic: cleaning of lens
Replies: 8
Views: 4901

I think i clean my telescope lens about twice a year only. Cleaning of lens should be subject to the condition of the lens rather than periodicity. There is such a thing as "over maintained" as far as optics are concerned. Some minor dew marks can be ignored if they are not intrusive sinc...
by Airconvent
Thu Oct 30, 2003 1:28 am
Forum: General Astronomy
Topic: I am a newbie to astro
Replies: 175
Views: 79074

the master part was an analogy...and do star charts (not computer progs) show dso? anyway i just found out i got a camera that can be used for astro but i dont have a mount....and what should our exposure time be? thanks hi, Star charts are useful for more advanced users. i myself personally find t...
by Airconvent
Thu Oct 30, 2003 1:25 am
Forum: General Astronomy
Topic: I am a newbie to astro
Replies: 175
Views: 79074

haha, they're not mine, of course! I don't have a scope. They're property of my sec sch. Borrowed once for observation before, that's how I saw them. Not anybody's. So there's still no update of anything in the equipment database, not for me anyway. All I've got is a 12x50, which is starting to wea...
by Airconvent
Thu Oct 30, 2003 1:22 am
Forum: General Astronomy
Topic: I am a newbie to astro
Replies: 175
Views: 79074

do you guys master the skys and before getting a scope, or got a scope to master the skys? any way will do as long as you enjoy yourself. some like to do research, memorise contellation positions (which is what I try to do in the day time but memory poor lah!) , so when they buy their first scope, ...
by Airconvent
Thu Oct 30, 2003 1:18 am
Forum: Singastro.org Announcements & News
Topic: Leonid Meteor Shower
Replies: 12
Views: 8997

I remember reading that Singapore will not be the best place to view it and even then, would be best only in the early morning...anyone can confirm this? if sky clear, would like to pop by Dempsey for a session unless SP Astro club also organising one at poly....it has been quite a while since SP ac...
by Airconvent
Thu Oct 30, 2003 1:14 am
Forum: Singastro.org Announcements & News
Topic: CLEAR SKIES!!!!
Replies: 7
Views: 5273

Yesterday noght was the best night i have seen in months!! I spooted around 6 meteorites, while my fren spotted 7, one of them was a fireball!! Andromeda was visible in my bino and so is M45 can be seen by naked eye!! yup...i noticed it after I switched off my pc last night. The northern and easter...
by Airconvent
Wed Oct 29, 2003 1:30 am
Forum: Coffee corner
Topic: Meade scope on Ch U variety programme!
Replies: 6
Views: 5513

Yea, i saw that too! its a Meade refractor with tabletop mount. From the look of it, i dun think its aiming anywhere but up to the skies!! Rich people though, look at those furnishings! Charlie I remembered it being a full tripod mount...did you see a table? of course rich lah...its a house complet...