Subject: Your chance to catch a comet
Your chance to catch a comet
December 31st, 2014 at 12:17 pm EDTHello Friend, Last night I finally had an opportunity to observe Comet Lovejoy. Using a pair of 10 x 42 Binoculars, under the dark (but moonlit) skies, here inthe North, I found it quiet easily, just below Orion's right leg, and in theconstellation o ...
And the dumber than the average bear award goes to...
December 30th, 2014 at 2:18 pm EDTHello Friend, I've gotten a few emails from folks telling me not to worry about Coyotes and Wolves attacking humans. While that may be true, I'm not one to tempt fate. Are you? Well, I've gotta say that the "dumber than the average bear" award goes t ...
Ring in the new year with Comet Lovejoy
December 29th, 2014 at 10:16 am EDTHello Friend, You'll recall that deer carcass lying near the front of our dock, on the frozen ice. Well, it seems the coyotes/wolves are quite happy to be coming back each night and clean it to the bone. Usually about 2:30am we can hear the howling, ...
A dumb way to die
December 27th, 2014 at 4:39 pm EDTHello Friend, Do hope you are enjoying the holiday season so far. It was certainly nice to be on Manitoulin Island, here in the cold North for the holidays. And while it rained all day on Christmas eve, it got cold enough on December 24th evening for ...
Boxing day: Step up to the ring!
December 26th, 2014 at 12:28 pm EDTHello Friend, Here's hoping you're having a wonderful holiday season! If you're not ready to give up on savings and specials just yet (or you're looking for a good excuse to spend the money you may have received), then why not motor on down to Khan S ...
I just got a call from Mr. Elf, at the North Pole
December 24th, 2014 at 12:58 pm EDTHello Friend, Well here we are, it's Christmas eve. Your probably quite busy, and I am too. But you know what? I got a facetime message from a crazy elf, who was calling directly from the North Pole today. You won't believe what he told me! Of course ...
Does Santa really exist?
December 23rd, 2014 at 4:20 pm EDTHello Friend, Well, that's really a matter of opinion. While the jolly old elf may not actually exist, he certainly does in spirit. And especially at this time of year. (Unless you are trying to get a parking spot at a shopping mall of course). Anywa ...
Only one week left for this special offer from Celestron
December 22nd, 2014 at 10:06 am EDTOwn one of the world's most reliable automated telescopes and save up to $360! The Celestron CPC GPS XLT is the most portable of Celestron's top-of-the-line fork-mounted astronomical telescopes and includes premium StarBright XLT coatings. This rugg ...
These ladies are worth checking out!
December 19th, 2014 at 3:43 pm EDTHello Friend, No, it's not what you're thinking, Friend. Tsk, tsk. Most of the astroimages you seen are taken by guys. But there are some really great female astrophotographers out there too who deserve to share in some of the limelight. One of those ...
The grinch who wrote emails
December 18th, 2014 at 3:41 pm EDTHello Friend, There is nothing quite like watching the voice talents of the late Boris Karloff (aka Frankenstein's monster from way back)narrating the tale of the famous Dr. Seuss classic animated cartoon, "The Grinch who stole Christmas" at this tim ...