What’s up for May 2012

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Highly accurate and compact Astrophotography Mount – Polarie

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“Polarie” is a Japanese-made compact photography tracking mount by Vixen. It’s been newly launched last December to astro-photographers as well as photography enthusiasts. As we know the Earth is spinning at the polar axis, a tracking system is necessary to …

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Full Moon at Perigee this 5 May 2012

Yes, this weekend the full Moon will be within the closest range to the Earth. Another word, the Moon will be appeared slightly bigger than usual time. This is so-called the “supermoon” (or the biggest moon). Don’t Be surprised…it happens …

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This Transit of Venus will be the last of our lifetimes…6 June 2012

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Venus will cross the sun’s face as seen from Earth for the last time in this century on June 5-6, 2012. This transit of Venus will be the last of our lifetimes. In our country, it falls on 6 June …

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Night Sky in Bali! – A Malaysian photographer’s masterpiece

To all of the nature and star lovers!

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Showroom Relocation

Please be informed that our showroom is relocated to the following address with immediate effect: BUKIT JALIL GOLF & COUNTRY RESORT, Lot 5, Jalan 3/155B (Jalan Jalil Perkasa 3), 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Kindly update our telephone number accordingly: 03-8996 …

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FAQ for “Starry Journey at Pulau Perhentian”

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Q1: Since transporting big telescopes to the island is difficult. Why Pulau Perhentian for this trip? Ans. From the above picture taken in February 2012, it shows that the nightsky of Pulau Perhentian (besar, facing the south) is pretty dark. …

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Getting to Pulau Perhentian (Kuala Besut Jetty)

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There are options of transport to get to Kuala Besut – Pulau Perhentian no matter where you are or which part of the world. Within Peninsular, there are routes and transports available to access. Please refer to the options as …

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Planet Mars Watch @ Dataran Shah Alam, 3 March 2012

Venue: Dataran Shah Alam Host: Jabatan Mufti Negeri Selangor Date: 3 March 2012, Saturday Time: 8.30 pm Activity: Mars at opposition – viewing red planet through telescopes Admission: free

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3D2N Nature Explore Package to Pulau Perhentian with stargazing

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The trip is open for registration now. This is a half board package with activities included. Please go through the package details and itinerary as attached below. Package price with transportation info is in the following pages. If you need …

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