Earth Hour Sidewalk Astro @Orchard Rd: Sat 19 Mar 2016

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Re: Orchard Rd Sidewalk Astro Outreach on 23 Mar 2013

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Fantastic efforts Richard! [smilie=good-job.gif]
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Re: Orchard Rd Sidewalk Astro Outreach on 23 Mar 2013

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Thanks for sharing, rlow! Looks like an amazing event and you have access to a large crowd too. Too bad I could not make it. Would have been fun!
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Re: Orchard Rd Sidewalk Astro Outreach on 23 Mar 2013

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Gary, Shirox, Airconvent, thanks for the encouragement!

Tonight 27 Mar 2013, we did a 2nd astro outreach at the same spot from 10:20pm to 11:10pm. Not crowded like on Saturday so there is more time for people to shoot the moon photos. For those who wonder why I chose this place, it is because it is a convenient area for me to park my car and setup the scope while I wait to pick up my other half after work:)

Some of the public enjoy taking Moon photo through the scope:
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The Moon photo taken with the camphone:
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Re: Orchard Rd Sidewalk Astro Outreach on 23 Mar 2013

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@Rlow - Great job! Nice Moon photo from your phone!

Sidewalks involving both big and small/medium size crowds are fun in their own unique way!
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Re: Orchard Rd Sidewalk Astro Outreach on 29 Mar 2013

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We plan another Astro Outreach as follows:

Date : Fri 29 Mar 2013
Time : 9-11pm
Venue : outside Mandarin Hotel, opposite H&M store
Scope : just a 80mm:)

I would appreciate if anyone can volunteer a pair of hands...even a newbie is fine:)
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Re: Orchard Rd Sidewalk Astro Outreach on 29 Mar 2013

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Good job Rlow! Someone please help him. A very small price to pay for incredible views through the big dob or yellow submarine!
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Re: Orchard Rd Sidewalk Astro Outreach on 29 Mar 2013

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Gary, very kind of you to chip in; thanks!

Actually I would like to bring out the Yellow Submarine on the new HD tripod...rock solid but really heavy, so another pair of hands would really come in useful...

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Re: Orchard Rd Sidewalk Astro Outreach on 29 Mar 2013

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Wow! The tripod looks awesome. A pity I already promised others to be at Toa Payoh. Will definitely try to drop by for your future sessions there.
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Re: Orchard Rd Sidewalk Astro Outreach on 29 Mar 2013

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We will do a short stint of sidewalk astro outreach tonight. Testing out a new grab-n-go setup with my 6" refractor. First light...sort of...

Date: Friday 24 May 2013
Time: 9-11pm
Location: outside Cineleisure Orchard, opposite H&M
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Re: Orchard Rd Sidewalk Astro Outreach on 24 May 2013

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Here is a brief report:

We had the sidewalk astro outreach outside Cineleisure Orchard tonight 24 May 2013 from 9pm to 11pm. As usual there was a big crowd and many people had a good look at the Moon through the 6" f/5 achro. Many people also took some shots with their handphone camera.

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