Solar sidewalk astronomy @ Toa Payoh - 28/9/2012

Alright, this is for sharing of your observation experience. Or, if you are arranging gatherings, star-gazing expeditions or just want some company to go observing together, you can shout it out here.
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Solar sidewalk astronomy @ Toa Payoh - 28/9/2012

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Hi Friends,

I will be conducting a Solar sidewalk session at open space outside library today from about 2.50pm onwards.

Date: Fri 28/9/2012
Time: 2:50pm onwards
Venue: Open space outside Toa Payoh Public Library.

All are welcomed with or without solar scopes!! :)
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Re: Solar sidewalk astronomy @ Toa Payoh - 27/9/2012

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Hi Friends,

I will be conducting a Solar sidewalk session at open space outside library today from 3.45pm onwards.

All are welcomed with or without solar scopes and binoculars!! :)
http://www.astro.sg
email: gary[at]astro.sg
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It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
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Re: Solar sidewalk astronomy @ Toa Payoh - 28/9/2012

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Hi Friends,

I will be conducting a Solar sidewalk session at open space outside library today from about 2.50pm onwards.

Date: Fri 28/9/2012
Time: 2:50pm onwards
Venue: Open space outside Toa Payoh Public Library.

All are welcomed with or without solar scopes!! :)
http://www.astro.sg
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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Re: Solar sidewalk astronomy @ Toa Payoh - 28/9/2012

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Big thanks to Alfred for loaning the scope and Ava and Dave for coming down to help out. We finally solved the focusing mystery. lol.

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What a glorious day to do solar sidewalk! Post more photos when I have the time after recovering from the heat. :)
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Re: Solar sidewalk astronomy @ Toa Payoh - 28/9/2012

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Hi Gary Dave and Ava,

Congrats on doing the Solar Sidewalk @ TP. Glad to hear that you saw the huge proms and sunspots 1579 and 1582 too :)

Here there are :)


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Awesome! And we still have not reach solar max yet!
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