I'll start with binocs

Clifford60 · Post by **Clifford60** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:42 pm

Configuration window, you will find a tab "location" point to Singapore in the map ...... SAVE b4 you exit.

Norman Soh · Post by **Norman Soh** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:18 pm

Ok, and the program seems to be very sluggish on my comp. Yeah, the best I could do with my mouse was Kuching, Malaysia and somewhere in Indonesia.

By the way, the land behind the school seems undoable. Too many street lamps, even though the place itself was dark, plus it's a cloudy night.

Did manage to find one star, but couldn't find it with my binocs. Next thing you know, the star had disappeared. Probably gone behind some clouds.

So much for my first encounter with the stars. But I'm not discouraged. Understand that this is the monsoon season.

Post by **zong** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:09 pm

Great that you're not discouraged! Good luck to finding your way around the stars..

Ch33Lin · Post by **Ch33Lin** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 8:16 pm

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Post by **weixing** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:21 am

Hi,
Welcome to SingAstro!!

I only saw three star in a row until now...

That's should be Orion Belt in Orion Constellation... It's one of the easiest constellation to recognize and start with.

Happy star gazing and have a nice day.

rlow · Post by **rlow** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:50 am

Did manage to find one star, but couldn't find it with my binocs. Next thing you know, the star had disappeared. Probably gone behind some clouds.

Good that you are starting off with a bino; I also started off with an old Russian 10x50 bino for 10 years before getting a scope (because I couldn't afford a scope until I was about 18 years old

).

However, your current 20x50 bino may be a little difficult for beginners to use. It may be rather difficult to hand-hold, you really need to mount it on a tripod. I could lend you a bino-bracket and mount/tripod for you to try, if you like .

Also, for a 20x50 bino, the actual field of view could be rather restricted and dimmer, so it would be a little bit difficult to use it to find objects in the nightsky. A bino with 7x to 10x magnification would serve a beginner better.

Norman Soh · Post by **Norman Soh** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:07 pm

Rlow,

Thanks for your suggestion. Any advice about where to get a bino like the ones that you've mentioned?

Ch33Lin · Post by **Ch33Lin** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:59 pm

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Norman Soh · Post by **Norman Soh** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 10:14 pm

Why do you say that you got the wrong specs? (So I won't make the same mistake).

BTW, I have a silly question. Should we look at the binos through our glasses or through our naked eyes? I have rather high prescription glasses. Well, at least in one eye.

Post by **weixing** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 10:29 pm

Hi,
Although most will recommend a 7x50 or 10x50, but I found that those wide angle sub 50mm bino can be quite useful, especially when you are searching for an object.

Anyway, you may want to check out Nikon binocular, such as the Action series ( http://www.nikon.com.sg/pagearticle.php ... n%20Series ), Nikon Action EX series ( http://www.nikon.com.sg/pagearticle.php ... X%20series ) or Nikon MONARCH series ( http://www.nikon.com.sg/pagearticle.php?pageid=83 ) if you got $$$. They are quite affordable and I think should be quite suitable for astronomy too. May be those had experience with Nikon binocular can give some comments.

Have a nice day.