Singastro JuMparty on 5 Aug

ian0138 · Post by **ian0138** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:16 pm

CC, how far is it to the nearest car park, not about to carry a canon for 200m :roll:

Post by **acc** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:26 pm

Hi all, the link for a map of the observing location has been updated in my first post of this thread. We will observe at the spot marked with a star, less than 50m from the car park. The spot will be "trolley-accessible". See u guys this Sat!

hlyf · Post by **hlyf** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:39 pm

Good chance to debunk the Mars email that's going around again (for the 4th year.. my goodness! they nv give up do they..) the one that says that MARS IS GOING TO BE BIGGER THAN THE MOON! Quite sure some of the public who drop by may have got that email..

chrisyeo · Post by **chrisyeo** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 11:07 pm

Yes. I just don't believe the very same people that were duped last year (my mum) can come and ask me if Mars is going to be as big as the moon again.

Hannah, will you be interested to help with preparing an 'information sheet' on the Mars hoax?

I'll be preparing a skymap showing the naked eye objects that night with some explanation.

We can print these on A4 and distribute to people who want that night. I also have some red torches that people can use temporarily.

Does anyone else want to volunteer to prepare other materials? E.g. one on the moon or meteor showers would be nice. Btw I still have the information sheet from marswatch 2005.

Post by **weixing** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 11:09 pm

Hi,

CC, how far is it to the nearest car park, not about to carry a canon for 200m

Hmm... Just wonder how many members are currently in the Army or just ROD... they should be able to help you as they still can remember how to do the Log PT... ha ha ha

Have a nice day.

Post by **weixing** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 11:24 pm

Hi,

Yes. I just don't believe the very same people that were duped last year (my mum) can come and ask me if Mars is going to be as big as the moon again.

Hannah, will you be interested to help with preparing an 'information sheet' on the Mars hoax?

I'll be preparing a skymap showing the naked eye objects that night with some explanation.

We can print these on A4 and distribute to people who want that night. I also have some red torches that people can use temporarily.

Does anyone else want to volunteer to prepare other materials? E.g. one on the moon or meteor showers would be nice. Btw I still have the information sheet from marswatch 2005.

May be we can just use the Getting Started in Astronomy provided free by Sky & Telescope: http://skyandtelescope.com/howto/basics ... 1100_1.asp
It's got two version... one for Northern Hemisphere and one for Southern Hemisphere. We just need to agree on the version we are going to use and which pages to photocopy... I think we just need 5 pages out of the 10... the introduction (3 pages), 1 Jul/Aug Star Chart and the Moon Map. Then everyone just photocopy a few sets and we should have enough for the public.

Have a nice day.

chrisyeo · Post by **chrisyeo** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 11:48 pm

Hi Weixing,

Yes, that is very good material to use. But I will prepare a skymap for Singapore; better than those confusing north/south hemisphere maps.

klutz · Post by **klutz** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 11:54 pm

Hi,

I can help with the photocoping if you guys need it...

Just let me know.

Canopus Lim · Post by **Canopus Lim** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 12:05 am

Ok. Cool. See you guys there at 8pm.

hlyf · Post by **hlyf** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 12:32 am

hey chris..
wah arrow me ah >.<
hmm maybe u could send me the mars watch 2005 info sheet, i'll churn sth out w.r.t mars hoax.
btw i think we should try to keep any info sheets short and sweet.. dun use so much paper (yes i've been quite influenced after going for a coastal cleanup)