Saturn Opposition @ River Plains Bishan Park -- 14 Apr 2012

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Saturn Opposition @ River Plains Bishan Park -- 14 Apr 2012

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Hi Friends,

Weather permitting, we intend to have a Saturn Opposition gathering this coming saturday.

Date: Saturday 14 Apr 2012
Time: 8:00 pm onwards
Venue: River Plains Bishan Park --> viewtopic.php?f=5&t=10766

All are welcomed with or without scopes! Do bring your family, friends and pets along to check out this new park and its facilities.

Confirmed scopes so far:

- 10" newtonian
- 5" ED refractor
- 4" refractor
- 5" maksutov-newtonian
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Moon will only rise at about 2:30 AM next morning. So won't "disturb" the sky during the session.

Clear Skies!

Check out this nice park tour video by youtuber cngjr shot using Canon EOS WITHOUT glidecam or steadicam:
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Re: Saturn Opposition @ River Plains Bishan Park -- 14 Apr 2

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The gathering is tonight. We shall make a decision at around 6pm and post it here. :)
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Re: Saturn Opposition @ River Plains Bishan Park -- 14 Apr 2

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Its rainy now...so not sure of the sky later tonight. Will try and drop by..:)
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Re: Saturn Opposition @ River Plains Bishan Park -- 14 Apr 2

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Bad weather. Gathering "officially" called off. :)

Since the park is relatively near my place, if the sky clears up later, I will go down with a scope and update this thread and my twitter.

In the meantime, you guys have a great weekend!
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"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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