New Astrophotography

shark · Post by **shark** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 10:45 pm

Oic....just visited both their website. I'm staying at Telok Blangah area.
Btw....saw McGill website promoting the Sky-Watcher ViewMax 127 Maksutov-Casssegrain for beginer selling at $1300. Any comments?

Can you guys enlighten me what is a mount for?

blurblock · Post by **blurblock** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 10:59 pm

A Mount is like a tripod that is used to hold the telescope. There are two main type of telescope mount, the Altzimah and Equatorial mount. A mount is as important as the telescope itself. An unstable mount will not be able to show you stable picture or take a good picture.

If you want to buy a MCT for sky-watcher view max 127, buy it from Weixing. He wants to sell his old view max 127 at a pretty good price. Since that is a first scope for you, there is no reason for it to be ultra good, just to bring you to the world.

Post by **weixing** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 11:12 pm

Hi,
The Sky-Watcher ViewMax 127 Maksutov-Casssegrain is great scope at a great price. I also got one, but I'm putting it on-sale, because I just buy another scope...

Anyway, you can check out the images that post by me in the gallery, it all taken from the ViewMax 127.

A mount is basically used to support the scope OTA (Optical Tube Assembly). There are a few type of them, but I would recommend you the EQ mount, because EQ mount is most non-dependence to the OTA and can be use for long exposure astrophotography. When I mean non-dependance to the OTA, I mean that you can buy any OTA from one manufacturer and still can mount on to any EQ mount (with suitable tube ring) from another manufacturer.

Hope the information is useful. Have a nice day.

shark · Post by **shark** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 11:20 pm

Really appreciate you guys for sharing the information with me.

I have a clearer picture now. BTW, how much are you selling your ViewMax 127?

Grievous · Post by **Grievous** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 1:02 am

Hi Shark,
I live near the Ikea building. But wouldnt be active from next week onwards due to NS. Will be glad to share tips with you.

Charlie

Post by **Airconvent** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 1:59 am

weixing wrote:Hi,
Actually, his name is Samuel Ng (harlequin2902), I just too lazy to type... He is one of the most active vendor here and his website is: http://www.harlequinastronomics.com

Have a nice day.

yes. sam is quite helpful and is quite active here as well. check out the wide range of stuff that he carries. I'm hoping that he will eventually carry Celestron stuff as well but I guess that's asking too much

Sam conducts regular sessions in Toa Payoh for those who are not motivated to go to Dempsey and usually a few regulars like Richard Low (rlow) will join him....

you should participate in 1-2 sessions before deciding what suits you...

rich

shark · Post by **shark** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 9:44 am

Hi Charlie,

That is very near to my place. Perhaps when you are back from NS, we can neet up for kopi.

rlow · Post by **rlow** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 1:20 pm

Sam conducts regular sessions in Toa Payoh for those who are not motivated to go to Dempsey and usually a few regulars like Richard Low (rlow) will join him....

thank you rich, but THE regular person is Zong Yao (Zong) who stays in the same area. I only drop by when I am free or in the area.