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Re: Brand new to hobby after many years of interest...
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 7:57 pm
by antares2063
try it on the moon 6-7 days after 24th sept...the moon will be at an ideal time in the west .
as for The event..maybe u should pm her and get her contact number? should haze return ..event may or may not be called off...
Re: Brand new to hobby after many years of interest...
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 9:37 pm
by Airconvent
ausrex wrote:Thank you all for the very encouraging notes. I'll definitely check out the star gazing events!
So I've purchased the 6SE and mucked around with it on cloudy, starless nights. Not seen anything yet haha.
Yes, I've marked down the 8 Oct lunar eclipse gazing by MystiQ @ Marina Barrage. Will you guys be there? And what happens? Do I just bring the scope and just approach anyone else with a scope and speak? Any secret handshake I need to know?
Thanks!
Congrats! I have an 6SE too but since I bought it, have not brought it out once yet..haha.
For any obs session, just go there, pick a spot you like and deploy! After that you can mingle around. Astronomers are a friendly bunch!
Re: Brand new to hobby after many years of interest...
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 10:09 pm
by chianboon
If you can find a relatively unobstructed higher ground near your place (I'm using a MCP near my home), it can be a good place to start observing.
Even with some haze, you should be able to see albireo, probably some open cluster in Scorpio and Sagittarius.
In my opinion, an accessible location that you can bring out your scope at a short notice and with ease really help in this hobby.
Re: Brand new to hobby after many years of interest...
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2014 10:41 am
by rcj
Welcome to SINGASTRO, Zak! See you in Mersing soon!
Re: Brand new to hobby after many years of interest...
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 1:31 pm
by ausrex
It's been a great astro journey seeing new things, meeting new people and generally just moving along this late night hobby! I think I wasn't even so tired during my clubbing days!
Will be posting some photo attempts that I've had from Nov till now... Thanks to everyone who has been a friend!