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- Fri Oct 27, 2006 1:23 am
- Forum: General Astronomy
- Topic: Understanding tides
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5921
Hi Chris, No problem. =) Glad you found the information useful. Yes. What I meant was, did you research all of this yourself? Wow! You can say that again. :) How about this: Try typing the title of this thread in Yahoo search engine and see what you get. (Remember to click on the first link.) :) Hop...
- Sat Oct 21, 2006 2:31 am
- Forum: General Astronomy
- Topic: Understanding tides
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5921
Hi, Hmm... This is what I think... may not be correct :P : When the Moon is in the open ocean, the water fom all direction will move toward where the Moon is. So when the Moon is moving toward Singapore from the east, the seawater on the west of Singapore will move towards the East direction... tow...
- Sat Oct 21, 2006 2:27 am
- Forum: General Astronomy
- Topic: Understanding tides
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5921
Re: Understanding tides
Tides are really one big component that is the resultant of numerous variations and factors put together in the final equation. These can range widely from influences of astronomic, hydraulic, hydrodynamic, hydrographic and topographic origins, including modifications by meteorological conditions. A...
- Mon Oct 02, 2006 7:59 pm
- Forum: Astronomy Events & Observation Sessions
- Topic: Republic Polytechnic Mid Autumn Festival celebration
- Replies: 47
- Views: 21807
Republic Polytechnic Campus Map:
http://www.rp.sg/location.asp
Campus Building & Road Map:
http://www.rp.sg/roadmap.asp
Carpark Map:
http://www.rp.sg/carparks.asp
The Lawn area is most probably behind the Library.
Cheers,
- ALPiNe
http://www.rp.sg/location.asp
Campus Building & Road Map:
http://www.rp.sg/roadmap.asp
Carpark Map:
http://www.rp.sg/carparks.asp
The Lawn area is most probably behind the Library.
Cheers,
- ALPiNe
- Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:10 pm
- Forum: Coffee corner
- Topic: You know you're a Deep Sky person when...
- Replies: 27
- Views: 13798
Hmm on closer inspection the shadows don't seem to line up right and seems like some shadows which should be there aren't.. But on first glance it's really convincing... Where did ya get it from? :oops: I think the problem doesn't lie in the shadows. They all seem to point towards a common light so...
- Tue Sep 26, 2006 6:40 pm
- Forum: Coffee corner
- Topic: You know you're a Deep Sky person when...
- Replies: 27
- Views: 13798
- Mon Sep 25, 2006 9:19 pm
- Forum: Coffee corner
- Topic: You know you're a Deep Sky person when...
- Replies: 27
- Views: 13798
NASA is currently having their SOFIA ( Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy ) telescope project , which has a scope attached to an aeroplane flying in the stratosphere region. Yeah, I have heard about it. There is also the Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO) which is a predecessor to SOFI...
- Fri Sep 22, 2006 9:09 pm
- Forum: Coffee corner
- Topic: You know you're a Deep Sky person when...
- Replies: 27
- Views: 13798
93. …You complain about being blinded by the Moon while looking for DSOs. 94. …You believe M98 affects your dark adaptation. 95. …You buy every single type of contact lenses you can get your hands on ‘just to test’ which are best for correcting your astigmatism so that you can have a better view of ...
- Wed Sep 20, 2006 1:25 am
- Forum: Coffee corner
- Topic: Astro Jokes
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7769
More astro-related jokes to share! Enjoy! :lol: 1) The Three Scientists 3 scientists happen to meet each other by chance at a party, an American, a Russian, and a Pakistani. They boast their country's science achievements. The Russian says: We were the 1st ones in space. The American says, we were t...
- Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:11 am
- Forum: Beginners Forums
- Topic: How to Get Started in Amateur Astronomy
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4479
How to Get Started in Amateur Astronomy
Here's an excellent article I came across with a solid direction for those who are interested in the hobby. _____________________________________________________________ How to Get Started in Amateur Astronomy "When you look up at the darkened sky and gaze at the stars, some seem to be blinking...