SingAstro

Hello!
I'm getting into bird photography and looking for a tripod/monopod and head to support a lens/body that weighs 3 kg and is about 75cm long in total.
If anyone has equipment that you'd like to let go, do PM me and see it its suitable and work out a price.
Thanks!

For an 80mm triplet get a 50mm finder-guider. Its far more portable and very convenient to use thanks to its much larger field of view

I agree with the general sentiment that bundled eyepieces are generally of lower quality. Most importantly they tend to be less comfortable to use than better eyepieces sold separately. You don't really need a whole set of eyepieces to gain maximum benefit from your telescope. Consider using the bud...

Hello! First off and very important: Is the mount you are using capable of adjusting down to 0 degrees of latitude? A lot of mounts are not able to do so as they were really designed for the American market (which is probably the world's biggest astronomy market) and no part of the USA approaches 0 ...

Hello and welcome to the club! For astrophotography, the most important factor is the mount. You need a decent quality Equatorial mount for any success at all. This is because the mount must track the stars very accurately as they move across the sky or you will end up with smudged pictures. Don't b...

Hi Jeannie, I have the 130p as well. Its a very nice scope and very capable for the price. Although initial collimation is less easy to set up because of the cost saving considerations of the design, I find that once collimated it tends to stay in collimation, especially if you snug down the longer ...

Hey folks,
Check out the new Zarkov Cloud Gun from First Light Optics!
Looks like we don't have to worry about the mid year monsoon after all now!
Hooray!
P.S. Someone needs to bring in a jumbo box of its ammo though...

I received this e-mail advertisment on an AP workshop being conducted by Red Dot Photo. Posting here just in case anyone is interested. I have no idea what the content or quality of this course is :) http://www.reddotphoto.com.sg/forums/showthread.php/6310-Stars-Through-My-Lens-Astro-Photography-for...

Sorry, post deleted. Meant to PM, not post in open forum

This greatly depends on the model of the car :) I can fit my 14" into my rear seat of a standard 1.6L Sedan car and leave the boot space for an AP setup, plus have a front seat passenger. However, an Obsession 18" would be just too big to fit into the doorway. An MPV, however, would be abl...