[Question] Where ~~~~~~????

quark · Post by **quark** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 11:35 am

Hello :

I'm a chinese in singapore and wanna buy a telescope so where would I go to ?

fizzy123 · Post by **fizzy123** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 12:23 pm

U can look out for usernames appearing in pink. Those pink ones are names of local vendors.

:idea:

Post by **weixing** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 1:04 pm

Hi,
Basically there are a few vendor:
1) Astro Bargains: See vendors corner section
2) Astro Scientific Centre: http://www.astro.com.sg
3) Harlequin Astronomics: http://www.harlequinastronomics.com/
4) McGill: http://www.mcgill.com.sg/
5) StarMatrix: See Vendors corner section
6) The Physical Space (Lee): see vendors corner section

For used scope, check out the buy and sell section.

Have a nice day.

chrisyeo · Post by **chrisyeo** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 5:46 pm

Is there a FAQ on buying telescopes in Singapore? Anyone interested in writing one?

Quark,
You can read the articles on how to choose your first telescope in the articles section. You can also consider buying from overseas by Vpost as one alternative.

Cheers,
Chris

p.s. Why is the title ~~~~~?

AGMI · Post by **AGMI** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 6:53 pm

if you can order from overseas, www.optcorp.com reccomended..fast friendly and cheap

kayheem · Post by **kayheem** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:35 pm

Hi,

#2 (Astro Scientific Centre) has a showroom. Good for you to go there to take a look to gauge the size of some common scopes e.g. refractors and reflectors. However, the price there is also the highest among the vendors listed by weixing.

Among the other vendors, they pretty much cover everything a beginner would need.

I think weixing forgot to mention The Physical Space, which is run by Lee Wee Kiong. TSP is a dealer for Meade products.

Kay Heem

Post by **weixing** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:54 pm

Hi,

#2 (Astro Scientific Centre) has a showroom. Good for you to go there to take a look to gauge the size of some common scopes e.g. refractors and reflectors. However, the price there is also the highest among the vendors listed by weixing.

If you are looking for Celestron brand refractor or reflector only, their price are quite competitive.

I think weixing forgot to mention The Physical Space, which is run by Lee Wee Kiong. TSP is a dealer for Meade products.

Oops... Yeah... why can I forget... :oops: hee hee Will amend the list.

Have a nice day.

Post by **Airconvent** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 10:24 pm

chrisyeo wrote:Is there a FAQ on buying telescopes in Singapore? Anyone interested in writing one?

Quark,
You can read the articles on how to choose your first telescope in the articles section. You can also consider buying from overseas by Vpost as one alternative.

Cheers,
Chris

p.s. Why is the title ~~~~~?

Hi chris,
regardless or in US or in Singapore, the considerations for buying a scope is universal, the FAQ already found singastro would also be useful...heh heh

chrisyeo · Post by **chrisyeo** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 10:57 pm

Hi Rich,

I beg to differ. The considerations on what scope to buy may be the same, but how to obtain the right one in Singapore might me different because of our geographical position and our weather. So an FAQ on where to purchase scopes from and what to look out for may still be useful.

Anyway, my 2 cents worth.

Cheers,
Chris