Free Stargazing Talk - Planetary Conjunction - 20 May (Mon)

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Free Stargazing Talk - Planetary Conjunction - 20 May (Mon)

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There is a free public stargazing talk this coming Monday.

Topic: Rare Planetary Conjunction - Jupiter, Venus, Mercury
Date: Monday, 20 May 2013
Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Venue: Toa Payoh Public Library, Programme Zone, Level 1.
Admission is FREE. No pre-registration required. Late-comers are welcomed too!

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*Weather permitting*, we may be conducting a live stargazing session at the open space outside the Toa Payoh Public Library during and after. On that evening, there will be a beautiful waxing gibbous Moon and the amazing Saturn with its rings and moons. Bright star clusters will be visible too. Have fun observing them through our telescopes! You can even take photos of the Moon with your mobile phone through them!

So please bring your family and friends along and enjoy an entertaining and educational evening at Toa Payoh Public Library this coming Monday. See you there!
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It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
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Weather permitting, this 6-inch refractor may make an appearance tonight. :)

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Thanks to Toa Payoh Public Library and the telescope volunteers and helpers, we had another successful talk cum live stargazing event on Monday evening. Sky was clear enough for the crowd to enjoy wonderful views of Saturn and Moon through the telescopes for hours.

The APM refractor managed to push 500x on Saturn. Took a few shots of Saturn through it with our phones and cameras. :)

Had fun helping my queue to take photos of Moon with their phones. Finally had a chance to play with a Samsung Galaxy S4. Quite impressive. :)

Looking forward to the school holidays stargazing talk on 17 June.

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It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
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Saturn through James' telescope on that night. Minor photoshop touch-up to increase contrast and brightness slightly.

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http://www.astro.sg
email: gary[at]astro.sg
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"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
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