Subject: re: Who needs another Planetarium?
re: Who needs another Planetarium?
October 6th, 2013 at 10:15 am EDTHello Friend, Well, frankly since the one in Toronto closed down several years ago (McLaughlin Planetarium at the Royal Ontario Musem),we really do need another planetarium in the GTA. Here is why: Many kids and young adults living in the city have n ...
re: Article on Comet Ison, in Sudbury Star September 28th
September 29th, 2013 at 10:56 am EDTHello Friend, With a lot of attention being paid to Comet Ison now an in the next few months, I was interviewed by Bonnie Kogosof the Sudbury Star on what we might expect in the next few months. Here is the link to the article, which also features my ...
re: Can it get any better than this?
September 28th, 2013 at 6:10 am EDTHello Friend, Last night, I was observing the night skies, here on Manitoulin Island, and it was simply phenonomenal. Could not have asked for a better Moonless night! The Milky way was gleaming.... A salient reminder that on occasion we do get a ...
re: Comet Ison is on the way! And here is the latest ..............
September 24th, 2013 at 7:42 am EDTHello Friend, Well, it seems every time I hear about another Comet coming our way, I have visions of Comet Kohoutek , which you may recall, was hyped by the media, and turned out to be a gigantic flop. Comet Halley, which arrived in 1986 (the same ti ...
re: It's almost Fall, and time to re-iginite your interest in the night sky
September 21st, 2013 at 3:44 am EDTHello Friend, Last night, as I was gazing at the full moon, and enjoying it's beauty, I got to thinking how manyothers are observing it right now? A lot of us certainly look forward to the Summer and many of the stargazing adventures that we may have ...
re: Celestron Starsense Autoalign Update....
September 16th, 2013 at 1:50 pm EDTHello Friend, Since Celestron initially launched the Starsense Autoalign accessory several months ago, demand for the product has been quite high. The Initial shipment that we received was certainly not in the quantities we were expecting,and we are ...
re: The Beauty of Sagittarius and the "Teapot"
September 6th, 2013 at 7:10 am EDTHello Friend, One of my favorite constellations to observe at this time of year is Sagittarius. And of most interest is of course the asterism of the "teapot"; which yields dozensof interesting objects. A few nights ago, I was scanning through Sagitt ...
re: Summer might be ending, but today is the last day to take advantage of these offers
August 31st, 2013 at 7:37 am EDTHello Friend, Today is the final day to take advantage of these offers. Enjoy your labour day weekend! Clear Skies, Ray Khan PS Please note we are open all weekend, but closed on MondaySeptember 2nd TeleVue Delos Days Of Summer Sale! The TeleVue D ...
Here's why you don't want to eat a Cronut!
August 24th, 2013 at 2:59 am EDTHello Friend, Well, no doubt by now you have heard all about the infamous CNE "Cronut". The Cronut Burger, which is a deep-fried doughnut-croissant hybrid stuffed with meat and cheese and topped with maple bacon jamwas supposed to be the star of the ...
Finally, a new low cost astro/video by Mallincam.The Mallincam Jr. Pro.................
August 17th, 2013 at 5:53 am EDTIntroducing the latest in astro/video technology... the MallinCam Jr. Pro!! Due to popular demand for a low cost, entry-level astronomical video observational system, PRO-Com Electronics announces the return of the original MallinCam PRO now with ad ...