Slaam, i had a long chat with irshad today (omar gave me his number). he is the 2nd person in pakistan who made telescopes from scratch. i dont know about the...
Hello Everyone, I joined this group due to my kids keen interest in astronomy. He is just 10 and has somehow developed a lot of interest in stars and astronomy...
Dear Asad, Welcome to the group. Its great to know that you are taking so much interest in the hobby of your little one. We would try to extend what ever ...
Salam Saqib, The other person.. hmm. There are a number of other persons I'm sure. For once, there is a doctor in Karachi who makes his own telescopes. He...
AoA, August Issue of Sky & Telescopes features an article on stargazing from Mars. They used the rover on Mars to take some pictures o Martian night sky....
i have got grit,pyerx blank etc needed to make a 6" newtonian. everything is there. i have made the grinding tool and will start grinding pretty soon. problem...
Hello Asad, Omer has shown you a lot of wonderful ways to encourage your son in the field of astronomy..may i also add a few suggestion: 1. Try to provide as...
Hi Umair, I am grateful for the response. I have started following up on leads provided by you and other friends. My son, Saifullah, had this interest...
Wonderful..a charm of THE first telescope will really make him read and learn a lot :) Good Astronomical telescope are easily available in pakistan, i think....
Hi Umair, In case there is an event on your telescope. count me in :-) _____ From: astronomy-atLAST@yahoogroups.com [mailto:astronomy-atLAST@yahoogroups.com]...
... That also shows how wishful we are in this regard :) Umair ... already? ... friends. ... book on ... some ... Lahore has ... insturct ... short ... he can ...
You are already counted in Omer :) ..I was being lazy with my observatory and last week paid the price; my observatory gave way in the rain water! Luckily no...
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I plan to have a look at the binoculars at Alfatah this week end. I think he should start with that. It was really nice of you to assume that I know where is...
Ok i will be emailing you an "real" sky image soon to exactly pinpoint Jupiter. Umair ... think he ... the sky ... location. ... definitely ... already? ... ...
what is the aperture of your mirror umair? and what kind of telescope u have? Saqib ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired...
Dear Asad, The SkyScout is a revolutionary handheld device that uses advanced GPS technology with point and click convenience to identify thousands of stars, ...
the device is not suitable for kids and is not as good as it seems. it works best with a telescope. a lot better approch will be to buy a click/goto telescope...
Yesterdays Jupiter watching adventure turned out to be pretty tough :-). We could not even see the moon :-( and after my kids made me walk for half an hour all...
AOA Asad, If you have access to a symbian based mobile/pda then i can give you a link to an excellent application (planetfinder). It given you a skychart of...
AOA Asad, If you have access to a symbian based mobile/pda then i can give you a link to an excellent application (planetfinder). It gives you a skychart of...
You could not even see the moon? well i was watching moon and jupiter yesterday evening when i was working at my rooftop so there was no clouds then. You...