:+ Lyrids Star Party +:
Monday, April 20, 2009 @ 4:37 PM
::18th Apr 09::
I registered for the Lyrids Star Party! It's a meteor shower/stars grazing activity hosted by RP, went there together with Johnatton and Moo. Reached RP at 3pm and head to the E2 lecture theater to watch two videos from History Channel, "Astrobiology" and "Mysteries of the moon". I have to admit... I slept through both of the videos!!! xD! There was also a talk given by someone from the Science Centre but... I only attended the last part of it :X Because I was outside eating and chatting with the Astronomy IG people.
After this, we boarded the bus to East Coast Park. They led us to East Coast Park Area D and welcomed us to there :\ The Astronomy IG started setting up the equipments like telescopes there while the rest of us went to get our dinner. Wandered about looking for food and ended up eating ice cream xD! Shared with Johnatton, though I didn't eat much. Too sweet
Went back to Area D. And woah... it's definitely dark there! And I could finally see the beautiful stars above... It was awesome. Moo explained and pointed out the constellations and of course, the planet Saturn! I really didn't expect to see it through the telescope. I thought it would be too far away to see it. But nothing beats the telescope O_O! I saw Orion the hunter constellation, Scorpio constellation, Gemini constellation, Southern Cross, Jewelbox, Orion's Nebula and maybe a few others. I went to lie down on the mat because my neck got tired of looking upwards. Moo and Johnatton lay down beside me too. We continued to stargaze and looking out for meteors, of course!! Johnatton saw one ahead of me :(
The meteors will be around the constellation "Lyra" which rise at about 1am. That's why the meteor shower is called Lyrids, name after Lyra. Thus the peak of the shower is at 1am. The time where there are more chances to see a meteor. Meteors are pretty hard to see. Like Moo always say, "It's like a waiting game." 15 meteors per hour, moreover the sky is so big! And I'm not going to stay overnight there.
So I waited... and finally I saw one. I think I saw one. It was bright and it moved really quickly like a short bright line across the sky. So... I supposed that's a meteor. But I'm glad happy that I saw one and we can go home already!~ Left at 10.50pm with Johnatton, and Moo accompanied us to the bus stop. Took a bus to Suntec City and a MRT to Redhill.
When I reached the Redhill station, it's already 12midnight! No more buses for me :( So I have to walked home alone. Accompanied by Moo's text messages (Thank you!), I walked for an hour and I reached home at 1am! T_T!~ But I really enjoyed the Lyrids Star Party! I learnt a lot from Moo Sensei :D *claps claps claps* Now picture time.
My star necklace :D Purposely wore for the event :X
Moo setting up and adjusting the telescope.
Saturn! I took this picture through the telescope :)
Same way as you take a picture of cells through the microscope.
You can even see the ring around it! AWESOME!
Johnatton's attempt to take picture of the lightning.
I failed. I couldn't take a picture of it. MISSED!
Light sticks were given out :) I love the pink one a lot.
Them.
The millipede I found while walking home.
Oh ya! I moved two snails off the walkway as well :)
The ladybug is still in my house!!! It's like 4 days already...
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Next day, I have to meet up with ahsie and Xue Ni at Jurong Point at 10.30am. I was an hour late! Sorry ahsie!!!! Xue Ni reached at around 2pm, though :X So ahsie and I decided to buy the cross stitching materials first. And started stitching while waiting for Xue Ni to arrive. ahsie will be stitching a Ditto, Xue Ni a Munchlax and Snorlax, and me a Mudkip. I spent around $19 for the materials.
ahsie had to go home after that, while Xue Ni and I went to eat at MOS Burger. Discussed where to go after that. Finally decided to go to Bukit Merah Central to print her Munchlax/Snorlax pattern out at HQ Comic store and settled down at the McDonald to start our cross stitches! :D
We cross stitched from 5pm to 12.40am. Pretty impressive, right? Our dinner were only fries and ice cream. I enjoyed eavesdropping on anyone around me. Well... I can't be only concentrating on my cross stitch. I must do something else also! Anyway, we had to walk home after that as there were no more buses operating. I reached home at 1am+ and got a scolding from my mama. Thank you Moo for accompanying me home with your call. It was pretty scary to walk home alone ._.
We cross stitched from 5pm to 12.40am. Pretty impressive, right? Our dinner were only fries and ice cream. I enjoyed eavesdropping on anyone around me. Well... I can't be only concentrating on my cross stitch. I must do something else also! Anyway, we had to walk home after that as there were no more buses operating. I reached home at 1am+ and got a scolding from my mama. Thank you Moo for accompanying me home with your call. It was pretty scary to walk home alone ._.
With this many threads, I think I can make like 20 Mudkips!
What Xue Ni has done so far.
What I have done so far.
Anyway... I'm about to complete the Mudkip stitch~~ And pass it to him! :D
Labels: astronomy, crafts, cross stitch, excursion, info, insects, night walk, pokemon, RP, RP friends, stargazing
--xoxo,
Akira Star
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