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by cloud_cover
Wed May 21, 2014 12:55 am
Forum: Equipment Discussions
Topic: Home Planetarium
Replies: 4
Views: 13210

Home Planetarium

This one looks exactly like the recently discussed Gakken planetarium but its significantly cheaper on Groupon: http://www.groupon.sg/deals/shopping/gg-groupon-4196829-4197732/718348026 http://static.sg.groupon-content.net/19/78/1399612667819.jpg I have no experience with this product and how good o...
by cloud_cover
Sun May 11, 2014 1:54 pm
Forum: Beginners Forums
Topic: First scope for a newbie. Is this a good start?
Replies: 11
Views: 24536

Re: First scope for a newbie. Is this a good start?

Hello! Are you located in Singapore or in another country? That does make a difference between price, availability and light pollution.
Also, what's your budget and do you know what you're enjoy seeing? :)
by cloud_cover
Sat Apr 19, 2014 5:26 pm
Forum: Astronomy Events & Observation Sessions
Topic: Looking for Obbing buddies with Flexi-hours
Replies: 0
Views: 11152

Looking for Obbing buddies with Flexi-hours

Hello! I'm looking for friends to join for the occasional, ad-hoc observation session in JB As my off days are usually weekdays, I can't join the usual weekend new-moon sessions and weekdays tend to be the days I head up north for a session, usually just an evening, returning to Singapore about 1-3a...
by cloud_cover
Sat Apr 19, 2014 3:43 pm
Forum: General Astronomy
Topic: Unexplainable moving object near moon - 0300hrs, 19Apr14.
Replies: 16
Views: 21739

Re: Unexplainable moving object near moon - 0300hrs, 19Apr14

Good points. I stand corrected. Still, it would have been a nice thought. On the other hand, although the object itself would be invisible in a telescope, I wonder given such a bright background whether the eye might actually see something, or its shadow, for that matter. Could have been floaters in...
by cloud_cover
Sat Apr 19, 2014 11:51 am
Forum: General Astronomy
Topic: Unexplainable moving object near moon - 0300hrs, 19Apr14.
Replies: 16
Views: 21739

Re: Unexplainable moving object near moon - 0300hrs, 19Apr14

It might have been this: http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/673xvariable_height/public/acd13-0101-014_8_1.jpg?itok=U6oqaQ1d http://www.nasa.gov/press/2014/april/nasa-completes-ladee-mission-with-planned-impact-on-moons-surface/#.U1HycfmSzOo Although the impact time would have been about ...
by cloud_cover
Mon Apr 14, 2014 2:05 pm
Forum: Astronomy FAQs/Articles
Topic: Singapore's sidewalk warrior
Replies: 8
Views: 19616

Re: Singapore's sidewalk warrior

Strangely that link sends me to Pan Ling Ling's hair problems...
by cloud_cover
Sat Apr 12, 2014 10:58 pm
Forum: Beginners Forums
Topic: Comments on Takahashi scope
Replies: 4
Views: 5843

Re: Comments on takahashi scope

What are you hoping to achieve, as in what improvements are you hoping to obtain, how are you going to mount it and how much is your budget? :) A good 4" APO will be a definite improvement from the 80ED. The 90 - depends on the quality of your 80ED. It increases the light gathering by about 25%...
by cloud_cover
Sat Apr 12, 2014 8:18 pm
Forum: Beginners Forums
Topic: Comments on Takahashi scope
Replies: 4
Views: 5843

Re: Comments on takahashi scope

In short, no, unless you are trying to downsize your setup. Yes, it has the legendary takahashi optics but it is significantly smaller than an 80mm, allowing only more than half the light throughput of an 80mm (very significant) and its resolving power will be accordingly less as well, not that a 2&...
by cloud_cover
Thu Apr 10, 2014 12:01 pm
Forum: Buy and Sell
Topic: WTS : Dry-cabi sales...cheap sales ccds n filter n finder sc
Replies: 9
Views: 6993

Re: WTS- clearing dri-cabi sales...cheap sales ccds n autogu

Hello! I'm interested in the SSAG on 50mm. Is this the same as the KWIK guider? If so and if in good condition, I'll take it :)