Another Newbie On board

[Starmigo]

Weixing,

Just PM you. Thanks.

[Airconvent]

Thanks Rich,

I cycle but not at midnight though. May I know why you watch night sky at these hours? Is it the later the hour, the better the look of the planet or is it no uncles/ aunties come out to ask you what you are looking at like in Toa Payoh? Heehee...

That's when everybody at home has gone to sleep!
I usually observe at the top floor of my multistorey car park. I prefer clean open cement floor to grass...lesser mosquitoes and alot cleaner. I just plonk my stuff all over the floor and not be afraid of losing any small item as you may in the grass.


rich

[Starmigo]

I see. Anyone knows if there is a good spot in Punggol to observe stars?

[Grievous]

Heh, nice recommendation Richard, but the only thing portable right now is my 20x80s! For my FLT setup, it will be travelling in the Comfort way... Imagine the money spent on cabs, in a year, i could get a Pentax ep! But then again, the furtherest i went with my FLT is Ubin, well, perseverance goes a long way i guess..

Charlie

[Airconvent]

Heh, nice recommendation Richard, but the only thing portable right now is my 20x80s! For my FLT setup, it will be travelling in the Comfort way... Imagine the money spent on cabs, in a year, i could get a Pentax ep! But then again, the furtherest i went with my FLT is Ubin, well, perseverance goes a long way i guess..

Charlie

that is why you should have bought the G5 for yourself.
for people who have set themselves for astronomy, I believe they should own a few scopes. a small refractor (80mm shorttube) for get up and go, a small SCT/MCT like the ETX for higher magnification and compactness and a larger aperture SCT/MCT (8") goto for serious PRODUCTIVE observing...people's preference varies but this is my own preferred profile! :-)

rich

[Grievous]

Same here too, But my taste will be more like 80mm apo, FLT, 6"MCT, 24" Dob w/tracking platform....How far am i away from my dream profile.....
Anyway, getting offtopic. ahahha.
Anyway, Starmigo, you're most welcomed in our sessions, we are more happy to share our skies with another like-minded individual than with that glaring moon up there now...

Charlie

[harlequin2902]

Sam & Weixing,

Do you mind letting me know when is your next observation session? How to contact you both?

I can do it every night as long as I have the drive to haul everything downstairs, as long as at least one other Singastro person is with me (too many curious aunties and "ah pehs" ! ) and as long as the skies are clear. PM your mobile number and real name to me and I'll add you into my notification list.

[VinSnr]

I see. Anyone knows if there is a good spot in Punggol to observe stars?

i do my observations in Punggol. No, I don't live there, but all my astro stuff is there.

I do it at one of the HDB block rooftop....

You stay in which block?

[Guest]

Grievous,

Holland Hill here....Queensway near crossing Farrer and Holland Fly over...

[Starmigo]

I see. Anyone knows if there is a good spot in Punggol to observe stars?

i do my observations in Punggol. No, I don't live there, but all my astro stuff is there.

I do it at one of the HDB block rooftop....

You stay in which block?

Hi Vinsnr,

PMed you. Please let me know if you have any observation session in the future. Thanks.