USM NATIONAL ASTRONOMY CONVENTION 2005

ariefm71 · Post by **ariefm71** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 2:39 am

I have the photo of 6" F5. Can someone tell me how to upload the image?

uploaded...

Post by **Lee** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:12 am

perseid wrote:Hi Guys,
It's still not too late to organize a trip for the convention. It will be held this Friday to Sunday. Saturday is the main day with many VIP coming. Carpooling will be a great idea. Can just get a hotel room and everyone can squeeze in. There is a hotel just a kilometer away.
I'll be busy during the convention. But I can still take some time off to take any of you to test out Penang food.
Let me or Mickath know your plan, and we can help getting you around Penang.
I hope to see you guys in Penang!

Regards,
CK

Hi CK,

Do you have program for Fri-Sun or can I find them at which website ?
Might be interested to go down Fri-Sat.

Wee Kiong

Post by **weixing** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 3:38 pm

Hi,
I keep wondering after seeing the above photo of the dob... Have you try to put on the finder scope after you set up the dob??
:k-?: :k-?:

If I remember correctly, the vixen/sky-watcher style finder scope holder only allow you to insert the finder bracket in one direction which is block by that big screw.

Have a nice day.

mickath · Post by **mickath** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 4:20 pm

Hi,

There is not much of a problem, the finder bracket can be shifted higher
or centre of the timber panel.

Thanks

Mickath

AGMI · Post by **AGMI** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 4:29 pm

anyway isnt f5 a little small for a 6"?

Post by **weixing** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 4:41 pm

Hi,

anyway isnt f5 a little small for a 6"?

What do you mean small?? Your Celestron 6" Newtonian is also F5.

Have a nice day.

AGMI · Post by **AGMI** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 4:45 pm

i meant a little short..

Post by **Lee** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 4:45 pm

AGMI wrote:anyway isnt f5 a little small for a 6"?

Are we going a bit out of topic here

Post by **perseid** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 5:10 pm

I agree with Wee Kiong. The post is getting out of topic. Someone can start a new topic and we can go on from there.

As for the schedule, here's an updated one. Should be the same as I have sent out earlier.

Friday.
8am Registration for participants of exhibition (school and private)
8.15am Opening of academic seminar (closed to public)
9-5am Academic Seminar (closed to public)
9am Exhibition open at Examination Hall. Planetarium show/solar obs
3pm Openning ceremony by USM Vice Chancellor
3.30-5pm Quiz
7.30pm registration of telescope
8.30pm Observation session begins

Sat
9am Exhibition open at Examination Hall. Planetarium show/solar obs
10am-1pm General talk (three talks by various departments)
3-5pm Main talk by Dr Mazlan of ANGKASA (Lecture Theather A)
7.30pm registration of telescope for Malaysian Book of Record
8.30pm Campus walk
9pm Observation with the presence of the Governor of Penang.

Sun
9am Exhibition open at Examination Hall. Planetarium show/solar obs/water rockets
10-11.30am Spectrohelioscope workshop
11.30-1pm Telescope making workshop
2-4pm Astronomy course for teachers
2-5pm Space Art competition and ET making
6pm Closing ceremony and prize presentation

Post by **Airconvent** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 2:11 am

Lee wrote:
AGMI wrote:anyway isnt f5 a little small for a 6"?
Are we going a bit out of topic here

Yes, it is. My apologies...started by my comment :-)
Anyway, CK, there is already a topic titled Perseid's Truss Dob. Perhaps you can continue from there.

Arief : Can I trouble you to repost the image there? thanks!

rich