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Wow!... Just, wow...

Will it be an IMAX movie, like the ones they show at the Omni-theatre at Science Centre?

Gary wrote:

Desmond_T wrote:Gary, I am interested in the loaning of telescope. Could you put me on the list, please?

Done.

Thanks! So do I PM you my number or something like that?

Hardwarezone wrote:This travelscope70 have decent reviews on the optics in USA at their USD60 price, but SG markup for this specific scope is above 100% so not worth it anymore.

Sadly, every other scope out there in Singapore is also marked up by more than 100%

Wow, thanks guys. Seems like there are way more cons than pros. Think I will hold the idea of getting a telescope until I am more familiar with the technical knowledge and gain more experience. Gary, I am interested in the loaning of telescope. Could you put me on the list, please? You are doing a w...

Hi, as a freshy, I am looking for a portable, cheap and easy-to-use telescope. I wanted to get the Celestron Travelscope 70 at the Astro Scientific Centre. But before I do that, I would like to seek some advice from the elders here. How would the performance be like? What are the limitations? Ect. [...

Hi, I am interested in the Celesron Skymaster 15 x 70 bino. I have already sent you a PM. Thanks

Ah, thank you Gary. I don't know if you remember me, I was the fat guy who got confused with the UT and GMT+8 thingy and had to ask you in private after your talk. lol :P Okay then, I shall bring my planisphere down when there is a stargazing session going on. That's what I was thinking. I have a lo...

Hi there superiorstream and cloud_cover, thanks for the suggestions. I do have apps on my phone and iPad to navigate the night skies, but I want to learn the manual way of doing it - with a star chart and a planisphere in my hand. I just bought a planisphere recently, but it's the wrong one. It's 35...

Hi everybody, I went to a recent astronomy talk by Gary at the Toa Payoh Library a few weeks ago, which was very interesting by the way, and I have recently went to the Observatory at the Science Centre to look at Saturn and Crux. Also, I got some books to read up more about the Universe. However, I...

Hello people of SingAstro. I am trying to cultivate an interest in star gazing but I know nothing about the skies and I do not have any equipment to speak of. My only tools are my eyes. Sometimes, I look up into the night sky and I see a couple of stars twinkling, but have no idea what they really a...