SingAstro

25th was clear.. hardly get a chance to see so blue skies in Singapore. Didn't have the time to get my telescope before the planets set but I had the chance to go to East Coast Park jetties near the National sailing thingy to do some equipment testing.

Actually.. if you own a car.. a dob can fit easily if you are willing to sacrifice the back seat. For the size and weight of a dob.. it is not much of a difference with those telescopes with tripods and counter weights and host of other things to carry. The dob has a stand which can be carried with ...

I was at San Jose for 6 mths during my Industrial Attachment. The skies are usually blue ( I mean real blue.. no clouds at all) during summer.The night sky is more or less guaranteed to be good unlike in South East Asia where the sky is very unpredictable. I usually go to Mt. Hamilton (where the Lic...

I find that the astro scientific centre charge at very high price.. much higher than those listed on the net even after converting from usd to sing.

Hi Daisuke, Yup.. getting a binoculars is better as your budget is not high enough for a good telescope and it is always better to start with binoculars first. Also, it is advisable to get 7x50 binoculars for astronomy; those normal binoculars found in camera shops aren't really suitable for astrono...

Hey... dobs are good. I own the Orion XT8 scope (modified with better finders) and it is very simple to operate and has good optics. Also setting up is many times faster than all those go-to or scopes mounted on tripods. Also I feel the fun part of astronomy is finding the objects yourself and not r...

Yup I agree with you. I had the chance to look through a 12inch dob during a starparty in USA, and the visual image is breathtaking. If you look at those puny telescopes.. u will have problems trying to identify what object is that as it just look like a fuzzy ball. The bigger the aperture, the bett...

A red dot finder actually came from those bb gun target sights. It has a glass plate and a red point is projected onto it. This makes it seem like a 'laser sight' when you point the the telescope to find objects. A telrad is different, it has 3 concentric circles as the 'targetting system'. It acts ...

I got few items to sell
1. 2 6x30 finders
2. Celestron Ultima 7.5mm EP (very good condition)
3. Unit magnification LED finder