SingAstro

Sky and Telescope
i found this nice site, had quite a few nice FAQ to answer any newbie's questions..

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/equipment/basics

1. Perseid Meteor Shower (Yes peek all you want)
2. The Andromedia Galaxy
3. Deneb
4. Ring Nebula
5. Neptune

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praying for clear skies now.. gimme good clear skies to see some meteors~

i thought of waking early to catch jupiter so went to sleep after 30 mins of obs... then around 4-5am it started to rain and went to close my window.. thank god no strong wind blowing the rain in, else my scope will be like in a car wash... wake up at 6 to see the skies are very overcast on the east...

seeing the skies cleared near the zenith, i rushed home after my date to setup my newly bought scope.. while scanning the skies for any stars to pinpoint to, i saw an orange streak across the sky, spanning as wide as i can open my index finger to my pinky. lasted for like 2 seconds. wow! the second ...

Junwei, you are most kind!! mount is now balanced.. needed just the bigger cw. now release all the clutches and the scope stays pretty balanced.. sweet~~

Map of Botanic Garden I have no idea the BG is this big. It really is. I was only in one very small area of the place. Jacob Ballas Children's garden. (bottom right of the map). near the JB there is a lake. at the edge, i had a picnic with my Aunt. there the land is pretty leveled and the walkway l...

Discovery of young stars

located in the orion constellation..

cloudy, but within the gardens, there are quite a few patches of really dark spots, sadly cloudy day and nothing to see.. :'(