Yes I think you did.

Please post lah. Nowadays even star trails cannot get due to the setoopid haze......

I don't mind as long as it's astronomical photos.

Talking about meteor showers, the Leonids are on this weekend, again.

According to SpaceWeather.com, the best time to watch is just before dawn.

A little while ago looked at the Eastern sky, got a shock; thot I saw a UFO. So long haven't seen the stars in the evening sky lo.

BTW it was Sirius.

Next few mornings (just before dawn) got something interesting to shoot.

What are the interesting objects? Saturn? I am not so much into astrophotography at the moment. I need to get myself very known to the optics of telescope very well before I go further more. I didn't forget the mechanics as well.

I am going to get some wide angle eyepieces these days. March05, I have forum to recommend to you. Singastro.org and http://www.astron.sh.cn/cgi-bin/leobbs.cgi . I suppose that you know www.cloudynights.com as well.

Jupiter, Mercury and Mars all within 1 degree of view. Normal camera can shoot! Tomorrow morning best - they will form a triangle.






Singastro and cloudynights I visit once in a blue moon...

Shanghai astronomy looks interesting, but I need an online translator which is astro savvy - otherwise, the translated english is like a comedy! I think many Malaysian astro ppl are posting on one Hong Kong forum regularly, but my chinese sucks, so I can't follow what they say. Anyway, I try to do observation at my own rate; too many hobbies to track.....like you.

Now looking for a game console for school holidays......unfortunately PS3 and Wii too expensive.

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haha....I read a review that gave PS3 as the best gaming console when compared with the wii and the 360. They are all around the same price. Ask Mr LKM.

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Same price? Cheapest I found in the market for PS3 was RM3,300 at PC Fair. Shops here quoting anything from RM3,400 to RM4,000 ++. Madness!

Thats absurd. Anyway I read about the price in the magazine so Im not sure if local pedlers have hiked it up. SONY more popular mah...maybe they wanna earn extra.....

It seems the Wii is going for around RM1,700 in KL. That's still extremely high, considering it's suppose to be retailed at USD249.00 in the US. But I suppose since it's also in short supply like the PS3, the price is bound to be hiked.

What are you guys playing on anyway? I think Mr.LKM definitely has got a PS2, and Xbox 360, right?

Ok, back on topic, I overslept this morning and missed the planets triangulum show - and the sky is nice and blue now.... One more chance tomorrow morning.

Oh no.. I miss it too. Is there any chance now? I need the photo badly now. Haha... I think I need something to record the observing event, any recommendation?

I had a xbox360. I sold it because I was going to get a wedge. Now, I will still be using my altazimuth mount. Go for a xbox360, it does really worth the penny. I would try Wii once its price is around 1000. It's going to be soon.

I find that it's easier to learn science in Chinese as the character itself can tell you what it is.

Did anyone manage to catch a pic or a glimpse of McNaught?

I have been watching in vain mornings and evenings for the past 3 weeks and it's total failure!

Imagine,..... the brightest Comet of the past 30 years appears, and I still haven't seen it. Excuse me, I'll go hang myself.

Don't hang yourself. Haha... I haven't seen it though. It's always blocked by the clouds.

Wah..after such a long time, you guys are finally back...

Hey, u know that comet/meteor which flew past Singapore and JB skies about 2 weeks back. Whats the story on it?My friend immediately called me in panic after he saw it over the JB Skies. He said it was exceptionally bright and was in the skies for a good 8 - 10 seconds.

I think there was hardly any media reports here, but the very next day, Singapore News did report about it and interview someone from the Planetarium. I only caught a glimpse of it but unfortunatly no footage of the even was shown.

Do you guys know anything about it?

Hehe, check my blog. Haha... bad advertisement...

That event flew right past me.

It couldn't have been McNaught b'cause 2 weeks ago it (the comet) was at same level (parallel to the horizon) as the Sun - quite impossible to see unless you were actually looking for it, the sky had to be exceptionally clear at the same time and you would have to be standing in a position where the sun was totally blocked from view.

It was probably a lightning-fireball or a meteorite burning up (also called a fireball if very bright).

Did your friend tell u it was moving very fast? Was this day or nighttime?

Frankly, I feel very suicidal nowadays. The last real good opportunity for us Malaysians to see the comet was last Sunday. The comet is already moving quickly away from us on the other side of the sun, and to us, it will apparently move even closer to the sun, making it harder to see. Even the long dramatic tail is at the wrong angle for us!

Astronomy is always LUCK...

ya lah.....normally, our position near the equator would be an advantage as we can see both the northern and southern skies. But this time, lady luck is against us - while those in the Northern and Southern hemispheres enjoyed fantastic views of the comet easily, we were got only bad cloudy mornings and evenings the whole month.......

Hmmm......Can't remember the details... But it definetly was something burning up in our atmosphere I think..... It was night time around 10PM. I will double check with him about the details.....

Maybe your friend has good luck with it. By the way, March05, our astronomy club needs fund to get observing equipment, could you help us to look for some? (either funds or equipments)