Subject: Spotlight on Jim Hesser
Spotlight on Jim Hesser
June 30th, 2014 at 12:20 pm EDTHello Friend,And the lucky winner of the Celestron 130 Skyprodigy telescope is....Betty Hesser.Last night at the RASC Banquet, here in Victoria, BC I was very happy to announcethe winner of this wonderful Self aligning computerized scope , donated by ...
The Hidden LIfe of Galaxies
June 29th, 2014 at 12:57 pm EDTHello Friend,Imagine. The evolution of a galaxy is shaped by the evolution of it's black hole.That's one of the fascinating discoveries by Dr. Laura Ferrarese, who was the Helen Sawyer Hoggkeynote lecturer last night, at the RASC Annual Convention be ...
What happened to Bun E. Carlos? I knew you were wondering....
June 27th, 2014 at 10:50 am EDTHello Friend,When my 2 daughters were about 9 and 11, many years ago, I took them to see their very first rock concert.And it was with none other than the band, "Cheap Trick", with Lead guitarist Rick Nielsen, who wore a baseball cap, and a bow tie, ...
What discoveries could you make with a CCD imager?
June 25th, 2014 at 11:11 pm EDTHello Friend,Since the advent of reasonably priced CCD imagers, amateur astronomers have beenmaking record discoveries of many night sky objects.No one has found Planet X yet, but that won't discourage some.Imagine, an 11 year old discovering a Super ...
Observing Saturn? Baader offers a crack solution
June 24th, 2014 at 7:01 am EDTHello Friend, The Planet Saturn was the very night sky object that got me hooked into astronomy. Finding Saturn, with a small 60mm refractor and a wobbly tripod. The very fact that you can see it's rings, and it has such a 3 dimensional appearance t ...
New! Celestron Nexstar Evolution series now in stock
June 23rd, 2014 at 11:54 am EDTHello Friend, Happy Monday. Drop by our Toronto showroom to check out the new Celestron Nexstar Evolution telescope on display right now. This is the telescope that really can do it all, with no amateur astronomer left behind..... (Thank's Prez. Obam ...
Can you believe? They tried to shut down the Centre of the Universe
June 20th, 2014 at 12:40 pm EDTHello Friend, Ever been to the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, in Victoria, BC? I was there a few years ago, and frankly it's a most impressive 1.8 metre telescopewith a most delightful history. Jim Hesser, a distinguished member of the RASC Vict ...
The worst telescope I ever used, and it wasn't a Tasco
June 19th, 2014 at 11:46 am EDTHello Friend, I've seen a lot of telescopes come on go in my time, but probably the worst oneI ever used, was one made by a now defunct Canadian company called Consumersdistributing. All the parts were made entirely of plastic, including the gears on ...
A Tornado of a tale
June 18th, 2014 at 8:38 pm EDTHello Friend, Tornadoes ain't fun. Imagine my surprise yesterday, when I drove off the ferry in Tobermory, Ontario to head towardsLondon, Ontario and found out on the radio that I was heading straight into the path of a possible tornado. A "tornado ...
The Night Sky Blues
June 17th, 2014 at 10:37 am EDTHello Friend, Ever find that during the day, while at work, you come up with an idea that goes something like this: "When I get home, I'm going to set the telescope up, and get it ready to do some observing tonite". Then you get home, and before you ...