Observing from offshore islands

stargazer · Post by **stargazer** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 12:13 pm

Guys,

Any one ever tried observation in one of SG offshore islands, such as St John's?

cloud_cover · Post by **cloud_cover** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 4:19 pm

TASOS does Semaku, I think. If 'm not wrong overnight stays are not permitted otherwise. Easier to simply head north

stargazer · Post by **stargazer** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 4:43 pm

@ cloud cover: Yes, I think they do. But I guess they are allowed to do so.

Just thought of the possibility of SG off-shore instead of travelling up north.

Post by **acc** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 5:52 pm

stargazer, I have moved your post from the Mersing expedition thread to this new thread. Please remember to start a new thread in the future if starting a new line of discussion. thanks.

rlow · Post by **rlow** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 6:42 pm

I have observed overnight at Semakau twice. Obbed at Ubin overnight a dozen times about 25 years ago.

Remember that obbing on offshore islands require transporting your equipment by ferries, and there is a physical limit to how much & how heavy you can carrry to embark a ferry. You may not be able to transport by a trolley up a ramp, and may have to carry equipment from the jetty into the ferry. Hence I wouldn't bring a big dob that way.

Also most offshore islands are still affected by the huge light dome from Singapore, so more than half the sky is still light polluted. Lights from nearby ships also may affect us directly.

Hence many of us prefer to drive to darker skies in Malaysia.

stargazer · Post by **stargazer** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 12:23 am

@Admin: Thanks! Point noted

@Richard: I see the constraints now. Thanks for sharing!

Post by **Airconvent** » Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:41 am

St John's has too many trees but the transport frequency is an issue too. Ubin maybe be better.