Milky Way

[grimes]

impressive one! anymore?

 

[weixing]

Hi,

impressive one! anymore?

This is my only decent wide field picture of the Milky Way... Singapore is too light polluted to get good wide field picture of the night sky and also didn't had much chance to go Mersing that often... even I went there, still need to be in good weather (no cloud and no haze)...

Anyway, I still got a few decent picture on planets, star cluster and nebula that I took during my adventure in Astrophotography... still learning.

Have a nice day.

 

[yanyewkay]

hi, i'm pretty interested how you managed to get your 2 and 5 minute exposures without the stars trailing. I tried a simple 30sec exposure and the stars are already elongated.

Fantastic pic anyway :thumbsup:

 

[weixing]

Hi,

hi, i'm pretty interested how you managed to get your 2 and 5 minute exposures without the stars trailing. I tried a simple 30sec exposure and the stars are already elongated.

It's two exposures of 5 minute each, not 2 and 5 minute exposures...

Anyway, the camera is mounted on a german equatorial mount with motor drive, which will compensate the earth rotation once properly aligned and minimize star trail.

Have a nice day.

 

[kross]

Hi,

It's two exposures of 5 minute each, not 2 and 5 minute exposures...

Anyway, the camera is mounted on a german equatorial mount with motor drive, which will compensate the earth rotation once properly aligned and minimize star trail.

Have a nice day.

ah....the secret is out!;p
awesome shot anyway!

cheers...

 

[behyx]

Hi,

It's two exposures of 5 minute each, not 2 and 5 minute exposures...

Anyway, the camera is mounted on a german equatorial mount with motor drive, which will compensate the earth rotation once properly aligned and minimize star trail.

Have a nice day.

May I ask, how much does one of these german equatorial mount with motor drive cost?

Would love to see some of your other astro works

 

[PnS]

May I ask, how much does one of these german equatorial mount with motor drive cost?

Would love to see some of your other astro works

The burning question that many cant wait for answers :bsmilie:

 

[weixing]

Hi,

May I ask, how much does one of these german equatorial mount with motor drive cost?

Hmm... It'll depend on loading capacity and brand. I think a new mid-brand decent non-GOTO GEM (loading capacity of 7kg) with Single Axis motor drive and controller will be around S$1900. A chinese clone one will be cheaper, but usually not recommended for imaging.

Have a nice day.

 

[djork]

brands like vixen, celestron and meade carries decent german equatorial mounts.

 

[donkuok]

astrophotography is very interesting. I wish i had a Meade scope to capture galaxies. In US, the equipment is a lot cheaper to get. Too bad, Singapore is too expensive.

 

[weixing]

Hi,

In US, the equipment is a lot cheaper to get. Too bad, Singapore is too expensive.

Yes, it is usually more expensive to get from Singapore, but it getting better now. You can actually find Astronomical products in Singapore (or you can get it from Hong Kong via internet) with pricing comparable to the US especially those made in Japan, China and Taiwan... You just need to know where to look for them...

Have a nice day.

 

[yanyewkay]

Hi,

It's two exposures of 5 minute each, not 2 and 5 minute exposures...

Anyway, the camera is mounted on a german equatorial mount with motor drive, which will compensate the earth rotation once properly aligned and minimize star trail.

Have a nice day.

ah yes... that was what i was suspecting.. an eqautorial mount. how long did it take you to align it? :sweat:

 

[weixing]

Hi,

ah yes... that was what i was suspecting.. an eqautorial mount. how long did it take you to align it?

I think I took less than 10 minutes to check the alignment... it is only 50mm Lens and for 5 minutes exposure.

Have a nice day.

 

[ForumGuy]

jeeeeez...thats too cool, i never get good pictures of the sky at night but you do nice werk

 

[CasonLyn]

Hihi,

any shops to recommend to get astro telescope?? the only one i have been to is the one at omni theatre

 

[weixing]

Hi,

any shops to recommend to get astro telescope?? the only one i have been to is the one at omni theatre

That's Astro Scientific Centre... the only Astronomy shop that had a official show room in Singapore. Price of most branded scopes are expensive, but still can find some scopes that are quite reasonable price. Also, they may be the only shop in Singapore that provide scope cleaning service.

The other's shop in Singapore are:
1) McGill - Use home as show room. Mostly deal with Vixen, Sky-Watcher and William-Optics.

2) Astro Bargains - Use home as show room. No particular brand, but will help you bring stuff you need at a reasonable price.

3) Star Matrix - I think they had no show room. Deal mostly with branded and expensive equipment, such as Takahashi, Pentax and etc.

If you need more help and advice on Astronomy/Astronomy's equipment in Singapore, you can visit SingAstro.

Have a nice day.

 

[donkuok]

wow cool site for telescope. My dream scope is Meade 12" f/10 LX200R with UHTC. hahaha

 

[djork]

wow cool site for telescope. My dream scope is Meade 12" f/10 LX200R with UHTC. hahaha

wow.. 12".. u'll need help carrying that around!