Any organized star gazing?

[aldrin89]

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unta maka-organize mo. would love to experience it though., lemme learn more from you guys.

murag naa man to diri sa cebu pero karon murag nawala naman.

[aldrin89]

wow this is nice, pero 1st thing i dont have a telescope, i wanted to start things off with just looking at the moon pero wala man telescope,, zzzzz..

naay may mga cheap bro, pero ayaw lang nang naa sa mall, mga bati na diha...

naa ko two telescopes, refractor 70mm ug reflector 4.5 inches. pero nindot unta esabay sa mga expert para mo gain ug knowledge.

[aldrin89]

@sir Rodsky

unsa on nimo pag align sa EQ mount na dili makita ang polaris? limited ra akong view diri sa amo.

[kishi_valora]

murag naa man to diri sa cebu pero karon murag nawala naman.

ay sayanga gud.. hinaot mobalik na pud. hehe// keep track lang ko ani nga thread bxn nya nay mag milagro.. hehe..

[aldrin89]

ay sayanga gud.. hinaot mobalik na pud. hehe// keep track lang ko ani nga thread bxn nya nay mag milagro.. hehe..

si rodsky unta to, pero wala man siya diri sa cebu na.

[rodsky]

You don't need Polaris to align your EQ mount--all you need is a magnetic compass. Just 40 pesos from national bookstore.

Follow these steps

1. Butang ang compass sa yuta. Wait until needle settles, then draw a line with chalk or charcoal that indicates the north-south line. You don't have to be 100% accurate...approximate line is okay.

2. ibutang ang mount+scope on top of this line. Make sure that the RA-axis (polar) of your mount is pointing or aligned on the north-south line. Meaning dapat the tube/barrel of the RA-axis is pointing to the North (mas taas), and the lower end of the barrel is pointed south (mas mubo).

3. Make sure your EQ mount is set to the correct elevation (in the case of cebu, mga 11 degrees).

4. Test your RA-rotation...Kung mosangko ang counterweight sa EQ, then you will need a riser/post para dili mosangko.

5. You're all set.

-RODION

[horohoro01]

Price ranges mainly depend on type of 'scope and quality level (brands).

Simple refractors = from PHP 7,000-15,000.00

Newtonian reflectors on simple (non-motorized) EQ mounts = 12,000-24,000.00

Schmidt-Cassegrain (Catadioptric) on GOTO mount (motorized/autotrack) = 35,000-50,000.00

Catadioptric on Vixen-type EQ mounts (motorized/autotrack) = 70,000-150,000.00

Large-aperture APO-type refractors on EQ mounts (motorized/autotrack) = 70,000-200,000.00

12" (or bigger) Catadioptric on EQ mount (motorized/autotrack) = 200,000-1+ million.

-RODION

Mahal2x man sad diay... oh well, at least naa na koy idea if how much para makasave pud. Thanks sir Rodion!

[aldrin89]

You don't need Polaris to align your EQ mount--all you need is a magnetic compass. Just 40 pesos from national bookstore.

Follow these steps

1. Butang ang compass sa yuta. Wait until needle settles, then draw a line with chalk or charcoal that indicates the north-south line. You don't have to be 100% accurate...approximate line is okay.

2. ibutang ang mount+scope on top of this line. Make sure that the RA-axis (polar) of your mount is pointing or aligned on the north-south line. Meaning dapat the tube/barrel of the RA-axis is pointing to the North (mas taas), and the lower end of the barrel is pointed south (mas mubo).

3. Make sure your EQ mount is set to the correct elevation (in the case of cebu, mga 11 degrees).

4. Test your RA-rotation...Kung mosangko ang counterweight sa EQ, then you will need a riser/post para dili mosangko.

5. You're all set.

-RODION

salamat, ako unya ni etry kung mo tin-aw na ang panahon.

[Palos]

Yeah completo gyud akong attendance ani. Sayang lang kay ang nag organize ani ni graduate naman gud pag 2011 mga active man kaayu to sila ug events. Pag 2010-2011 di sila ka organize kay 5th year naman busy sa OJT ug thesis. And the batch na left today sa physics are not that active compared sa old batches.

I hope someone in USC PhySoc will organize stuff like this again.

Mga Sir murag this year daghan mig star gazing activites ky among president sa USC PhySoc is an enthusiastic astronomer I think the first one will be this august. I'll be updating lng nya ako nig e bring up sa among meeting ugma hehe Ang tanan sa mga star gazing activities ky with the help of Sir Christopher Go an Alumni and very active astronomer did2 gneh mi sa iyang house pg.venus transit

[Palos]

^Haha. ako pud nahan mutry para mas maklaro nako ang moon og ang stars pero wa koy equipment.

Approximately tagpila ang usa ka telescope for stargazing?

sa akong nahibaw.an bro ranging from 50-300k ang mga equipments hehe