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Sharp pin-point stars!

My favourite kind of story - the one with a happy ending! Thanks for sharing!

Wonder if you should get a 80mm triplet apochromat refractor as your first telescope? Weather permitting, come down tonight and look through one!

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Sivakis wrote:Forwarded this to some of my colleagues who are curious and also their kids!

Thanks! Hope to see you and family there too if you guys are free.

As for the rough estimation of my budget, probably in between 4k to 5k. With that budget, you should be looking at 10" or 12" dob at least with tracking. Don't forget to take into account the cost of shipping and accessories like eyepieces, finderscopes, shroud, power tank (if tracking), ...

The next public stargazing talk is titled " Basic Stargazing Skills ". Date: Saturday, 7 June 2014 Time: 7:30pm - 8:30pm Venue: Toa Payoh Public Library. Level 1 Programme Zone. Admission is free. No pre-registration required. Late-comers welcomed! It's a huge pity the general public is no...

Still available. Price negotiable, especially if you a newcomer.

Good job for initial attempts!

KushTROID wrote:Is it open to public yet? I could recce there n take some photo to share with everybody here. Pretty near to my place, just 5 mins drive.

As per local news reports, it was officially opened last Sunday (1 Jun).