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The diffraction pattern of the 8″ LX90AT with the broken corrector plate
The image of the Hadar (Beta Centauri) through the broken 8″ LX90AT. Look, the star image is no longer pinpoint.
Saturn delivered by the 8″ LX90AT with the broken corrector plate. It looks like the Saturn is being engulfed by a black hole.
Now, the main character~
Did you ever try to break your scope before? I doubt you dare. I maybe the first LX90AT user with the cracked corrector plate.
Here the story begins.
If anyone remembered my previous post about disassembling the LX90AT, you should know why I removed the corrector plate. Yes, I dropped a toothpick into the OTA from the visual back. All of the nightmare started from here. I bought a Purosol Optical (PO below) and their microfiber cloth as I planned to clean the corrector plate. In the end, I cleaned the primary mirror as well because the PO claimed that the solution was enzyme based and would not hurt the coating. That’s true, just that the microfiber cloth left quite a lot of fiber behind.
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In celebration of International Year of Astronomy 2009, we, the Kluang amateur astronomers have gathered to organise one of the greatest star party in the name of 100 Hours of Astronomy during the first weekend of April.
Below is the venue and the date. All the starparties start from 8.00pm and end on 10.30pm.
What are we going to observe? The famous ring planet – Saturn, Great Orion Nebula where the new stars are born, the seven sisters – Pleaides, the brightest star – Sirius, our Earth very best friend – the Moon and more!
The telescopes serving your eyeballs during this weekend are 8″ Meade LX90, Orion SkyQuest XT8i, Celestron Celestar 8 and a few little refractors. Join us tonight and make it a memorable night!
In support of Earth Hour 2009, the tallest twin tower in the world – KLCC, the longest bridge in Malaysia – Penang Bridge, the center of Malaysia government – Putra Jaya and many other government facilities, state government, landmark buildings have agreed to switch off the light for an hour on the night from 8.30pm and 9.30pm on 28 March 2009.
The stats of the Malaysian Earth Hour is on the official website.
What’s the best thing to enjoy during this one hour interval? STARGAZING! Absolutely! This will be the best time to enjoy the night sky with minimal light pollution. Have fun!
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On 24 February 2009, a rare quadruple Saturn moon transit was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope for the first time. The biggest Saturn moon is the Titan which is the most significant one in the photo. It’s even larger than the innermost planet – Mercury. The other 3 moons are Dione, Mimas and Enceladus. Scroll to the bottom for the picture which has the moons labeled.
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After the long wait since 1 Jan 2009, the admission decision is finally out 1 hour and 40 minutes ago.
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