SingAstro

Hi, Im not an imager , but both SCTs are f10: focal length to aperture ratio, it might not be the best choice to be starting off with astro-imaging as you need longer exposure times. Also the long focal length inherent of SCT means your Mount alignment must be very good to avoid trailing when doing ...

Upz for the Tak LE 12.5mm

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Hi everyone, I have the following eyepieces to let go: a) Takahashi LE 12.5mm with box and both end caps: $ 200 b) Circle-T Ortho 18mm with box : $55 ( Sold ) c) Circle-T Ortho 4mm with box : $55 Sold) Photos of the eyepieces can be seen here, I am the first owner, and they have been used but not ab...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gd8hdephqjsx4 ... .docx?dl=0

Compiled some of the "hopefully" visible ones , view in eyepiece should match the DSS images to ensure that Im not staring at a random star field.

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Junwei

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ec56bev61e1wy2p/The_15_Palomar_Globulars_AlvinHuey.pdf?dl=0 Found this above resource from http://www.faintfuzzies.com . Detailed in depth charts that allows one to mark down where the faint outer halo globular clusters really are. The star charts that i always use in mersi...

the original poster only logged in for 2 consecutive days after asking the question, dont think he will be reading any replies here anymore . haha...

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Junwei

Sharing some snapshots : 1) Eyepiece parade (not lelong) the last time a eyepiece "family photo" was taken was back in 2014 https://farm1.staticflickr.com/835/42749684114_8b23d95638_c.jpg DCN_3503 by Zhung Wei Poon , on Flickr 2) Fall-in/Stand by Takahashis ! https://farm1.staticflickr.com...

Richard : I did aim at some Messiers and some NGC objects , especially the brighter ones which are easier for first timers to see. Either that when the queue is forming or when my eyes are tired from starhopping to search for something I have never seen before. Veil nebula (both segments), Helix neb...

Was introduced to this fascinating list earlier this year by a friend via a sky and telescope article , sharing the details here, only Palomar 1 i think is too low in the north for Malaysian dark sites. However the further down the list one goes, not all of them looks like a "sphere/ball" ...