Kampung Bekok Trip this weekend
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shirox
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Mersing finally installed some water sink!
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Mersing finally installed some water sink!
I am back home on Monday afternoon. Had a very important birthday appointment to attend.
Wanted to do a day 2, 3, 4 updates here but was not able to do so. Overslept on day 3 till very late afternoon which cut short my time spent at the internet shop. On day 4, a Sunday, the internet shop was closed.
Will definitely blog about this memorable trip in the future.
Just a quick brief conclusion of this trip. Overall, the night skies where clear for an average of 6 hours per night over the four nights. Lady luck was definitely smiling at me.
Without a doubt, the highlight of the trip was the visit by Mr Au on saturday night with his old faithful - Celestron Ultima. I feel so fortunate to spend some quality one-on-one observing and chatting time with him. As he did many times with other local astronomers over the decades, the advice he gave me that evening would most probably encourage me to take some major decisions in the near future in regards to enjoying this wonderful hobby for myself and others. Thank you Mr Au and hope someday you will reveal the super secret observing site in Malaysia that nobody else knew.
Wanted to do a day 2, 3, 4 updates here but was not able to do so. Overslept on day 3 till very late afternoon which cut short my time spent at the internet shop. On day 4, a Sunday, the internet shop was closed.
Will definitely blog about this memorable trip in the future.
Just a quick brief conclusion of this trip. Overall, the night skies where clear for an average of 6 hours per night over the four nights. Lady luck was definitely smiling at me.
Without a doubt, the highlight of the trip was the visit by Mr Au on saturday night with his old faithful - Celestron Ultima. I feel so fortunate to spend some quality one-on-one observing and chatting time with him. As he did many times with other local astronomers over the decades, the advice he gave me that evening would most probably encourage me to take some major decisions in the near future in regards to enjoying this wonderful hobby for myself and others. Thank you Mr Au and hope someday you will reveal the super secret observing site in Malaysia that nobody else knew.
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email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
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starfinder
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Good to hear that you had so much quality time under the stars. That's the spirit! Do continue to keep the flag flying for us at your Bekok outpost.
I wish I could build an observatory in Johor one day, complete with a dome, a scope like the Planewave 17.5, and the works. Private observatories are not uncommon in other countries like the US and Australia.
Wish I was super-rich! Then again, considering the exhorbitant prices of cars and housing in S'pore, the cost of building an observatory in Johor would probably be not very high, relatively speaking.
I wish I could build an observatory in Johor one day, complete with a dome, a scope like the Planewave 17.5, and the works. Private observatories are not uncommon in other countries like the US and Australia.
Wish I was super-rich! Then again, considering the exhorbitant prices of cars and housing in S'pore, the cost of building an observatory in Johor would probably be not very high, relatively speaking.
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starfinder
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True that safety would be a restraining factor, and that is indeed a concern anytime we go to dark sky sites. The darker it is, the more isolated it's going to be, and the less accessible too. Sigh... that's the nature of astronomy. It's quite a tough interest to pursue. (And did I mention clouds?)
However, I doubt that ordinary thieves would want to yank away a large and very heavy scope from its mount. They probably would not know what to do to with it or where to dispose of it, so why bother. Hunting for jewellery elsewhere would probably be more worth their while.
I have an idea.... Hang a sign which says, in various languages, "Danger 10,000V". And when not around, play some humming sound continuously to make it seem dangerous. That should do the trick!
However, I doubt that ordinary thieves would want to yank away a large and very heavy scope from its mount. They probably would not know what to do to with it or where to dispose of it, so why bother. Hunting for jewellery elsewhere would probably be more worth their while.
I have an idea.... Hang a sign which says, in various languages, "Danger 10,000V". And when not around, play some humming sound continuously to make it seem dangerous. That should do the trick!