Subject: re: Celestron StarSense launched in Canada at Starfest!
re: Celestron StarSense launched in Canada at Starfest!
August 12th, 2013 at 6:25 am EDTHello Friend, Well, it was certainly an exciting time at the annual Starfest astronomy convention held in Mount Forest, Ontario.this past weekend. There is nothing more exciting than seeing a campground full of astronomical telescopes; anywhere in si ...
Well Dang, it's another long weekend!
August 3rd, 2013 at 6:59 am EDTHello Friend, Yes, another long weekend! (in Canada anyway).. Dang, it's hard to believe we are halfway through Summer already. Well, thought with Comet Ison on the Horizon, that it might be a good opportunity to tell you all aboutthe cool new Ioptro ...
It's Star Party Time!
July 30th, 2013 at 11:32 am EDTHello Friend, Well honestly I don't know where the past year went, but it seems that it went by pretty quickly! I keep track of the year by paying attention to when the next STARFEST star party is.....and it seemsthat it is just around the corner.... ...
The New Celestron Starsense AutoAlign Device Update.......
July 26th, 2013 at 3:55 am EDTHello Friend, Well, by now most of you know have heard about this gamechanging accessory from Celestron. If not, in a nutshell the Celestron Starsense autoalign Device changes your computerized Celestron into an automatic self-aligning telescope. G ...
Did you survive the heatwave?
July 21st, 2013 at 7:42 am EDTHello Friend, If you managed to survive the heatwave in Southern and Northern Ontario this week, and thenthe crazy rain, windstorms, and tornado type weather, well kudos to you! Man, even in Northern Ontario, where normally canoeing is considered a l ...
An astronomical marriage made in Heaven?
July 8th, 2013 at 9:15 am EDTHello Friend, Astronomical heaven that is! Recently Celestron and Imaging Source, a leading CCD manufacturer partnered up together to releasethe exciting new Skyris Series of CCD Cameras. Talk about leading edge! Six different models to choose from. ...
Celebrate World UFO Day with this Special Promotion.....
July 2nd, 2013 at 11:06 am EDTHello Friend, Today July 2nd, is World UFO Day. It's been 66 years since the Roswell incident. However, in the course of taking images of the night sky, you might come across something you mightnot be able to explain in your image; could be an UFO ...
Re: Brief Review of the AstroCat's 1st Annual Astronomy Show
May 31st, 2013 at 5:48 am EDTHello Friend, Last weekend marked the 1st (hopefully to be annual) AstroCats astronomy show , in Oakville, Ontario. Canada. South of the border, there are certainly several shows during the course of the year, most of which you havelikely read about ...
re: Join us at Astrocat's this weekend!
May 24th, 2013 at 7:42 am EDTHello Friend, This weekend, the place to be is at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario at the 1st ever Astronomy trade show for Amateur astronomers in this area. Khan Scope Centre will be there, and we invite you to join us, and check this event out ...
Announcing the winner of the Comet PanStarr's Contest!
May 7th, 2013 at 8:01 am EDTHello Friend, You may recall that we recently had an imaging/photo contest for Comet PanStarr's. Congratulations to Mr. Adam Evans of Toronto, for his very cool image of the Cometover the Toronto Skyline. Here is a link to the winning image: Thanks ...