Good observing site?

meisters · Post by **meisters** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:54 pm

I am new to SG, and looking for a site and a few friendlies to observe with. Any suggestions?

hommel · Post by **hommel** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:19 pm

If you can travel to bt timah, the former Turf club will be an option.

zamri · Post by **zamri** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:29 pm

Chinese Garden also quite a good spot.
Facing the MRT station, there's abig open field and it quite dark.
Have been there for the last 2 nites, moreover the sky is quite clear lately.

starfinder · Post by **starfinder** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:43 pm

Hi there.

There aren't any really good places in Singapore island, since its so light polluted. However, I think some of the better places (apart from those mentioned above) that I've been to include:

East Coast Park, e.g. the beach-side grassy area in front of the area between Car Parks C4 and D1. This is good only for objects out to sea, i.e. at due East and southeast.

One of the beaches at Changi. Again for objects out to sea in the East, northeast and southeast, and perhaps north.

In the city centre, a place which has dark and wide surroundings is the football field off Loewen Road (in the Dempsey Road area). However, being in the city centre, the skies are very light polluted. For more details on this place, see: http://www.singastro.org/viewtopic.php? ... ght=loewen

Light pollution is getting worse in Singapore all the time, what with ever new brightly lit attractions popping for the tourism industry.

However, it generally is darker after about 1am when many external building lights and e.g. golf course lights, are switched off. All astronomers here long and hope for blackouts. Ha...

meisters · Post by **meisters** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:24 am

Thanks for the great advice. For observing with others, is it best to keep looking on this listserve for notes that someone is going, or is there more of an observing club that I should join?

I will get a car next weekend in time for the new moon, so if the weather is cooperative...

Post by **Airconvent** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:06 pm

Watch out for weixing. He observes at Tampines regularly in Friday evenings. Also rlow does impromptu obs around Singapore too. These are the "regulars". [smilie=bye.gif]

ps your Truss Dob looks big if that is what your avartar is showing.

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Good observing site?

Good observing site?

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