East Coast Park Obs session - 31/12/15

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Re: Bedok Reservoir Obs session - 27/3/14

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The wooden jetty has no lock/gate , its just a platform for fishing i guess. it is directly in front of WaWaWa.

I think i know where you mean , using Shen g SHiong as a landmark :) Thanks!

Yes I will try to do it maybe once a month (wife permitting) for East Side, very quiet now ever since the east siders I used to know "retired" from this hobby. I stay at Bedok North so its quite near for me.

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Re: Bedok Reservoir Obs session - 27/3/14

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Weather is good, session is a go!
antares2063 wrote:Dear all,

If weather permits, I intend go Bedok reservoir to continue part 2 of my recce, maybe the stretch/jogging area going down from Wawawa (a restaurant) or some part of the park connector

Date :27th March (Thursday)
Time : 830pm till around midnight

Will bring scope, all are welcomed

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Junwei
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Re: Bedok Reservoir Obs session - 27/3/14

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Thanks to wind and Gary(another Gary) who came down from Bishan with his binos to join me at Bedok reservoir, was intro-ing the skies to some joggers to happened to pass by..about 8-10 over the time that we were there.


Viewed some M objects and ngc 2169 (the "37" cluster), a coloured reddish-orangey + blue binary star and of cos Jupiter , at about 945pm or 10 whereabouts, we saw a shadow transit across the surface of Jupiter , GRS was in the right smack to the right of it. South and East view was blocked by trees, so no Mars and southern constellations from where we were. Chatted with wind about eyepieces and scopes in general.

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Re: Bedok Reservoir Obs session - 27/3/14

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Obs-ing for the first time with my new scope and it was an enriching session under the helpful guidance from Junwei. It was nice meeting Gary too .. hope you didnt get so much "love" from the mosquitoes this time round :)

Learnt more about the different EPs/filters and saw the beautiful M42 for the first time .. will be hunting for more Ms from now on.

Maybe we can try the "hill @ Sheng Siong" next session so we can get a view to the South. Looking forward to the next session already!

Just trying my luck to see if anyone is keen on a Ob session together at Bedok Reservoir next week (12-16 May) .. Cheers!

Cheers!
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Re: Bedok Reservoir Obs session - 03/8/14

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Dear all,

i will be going to bedok reservoir park this evening for a short session. all are welcomed with or without scope, Q&A are welcomed.

Date : 03/8/14
time : 8pm- 930pm
venue : jogging track as indicated on the map

clear skies !

regards,
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Re: Bedok Reservoir Obs session - 03/8/14

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Had a brief and short session due to clouds, looked at M7 from the wooden board section of Bedok Reservoir, and saw a satellite drift across the FOV. Moon and Mars are less than 10 deg from each other. Last object seen was Ngc 6231 before calling it a night :)
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Re: Bedok Reservoir Obs session - 01/9/14

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Sky looking good tonight, will try my luck by going to bedok reservoir park this evening for a short session observing with my scope. Will be at the wooden planks (theres a staircase leading down to it) in front of the WaWaWa restaurant there.


All are welcomed , Q&A are welcomed.

Date : 1/9/14
time : 845pm - 1000pm

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Katong field Obs session - 17/1/15

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Re: Katong Field Obs session - 17/01/15

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Dear all, weather looks good this whole week,

i will be bringing my newtonian for observing at the field adjacent to Haig Girls Sch, the school is under renovation and there are no external lights switched on. The field is not fenced up as it is not part of the school , attached is the map :


Time: 830pm onwards

All are welcome!

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Re: Katong Field Obs session - 4/04/15

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***Highlight*** Lunar Eclipse 2015

Dear all ,

I will be heading to the Katong Field adjacent to Koon Seng road & Tembeling road to have a shot at the Total Lunar Eclipse.

Date: 4th April 2015 (Saturday)
Time : 1900hrs
Eclipse time : 7pm-11pm , Totality is estimated to occur at 8pm

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All and any are welcomed , I will be using one telescope for visual :)

Regards,
Junwei
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