Subject: Finally a product designed and engineered in Canada
Finally a product designed and engineered in Canada
March 31st, 2015 at 1:31 pm EDTHello Friend, It's not often I get to brag about a new product designed and engineered in Canada. Was chatting with my buddy Rock Mallin from Ottawa this morning who is really excited about his latest product launch. Introducing..... The New Mallin ...
Don't be ashamed
March 30th, 2015 at 4:35 pm EDTHello Friend, The first real signs of Spring arriving are here. You can feel it in the air. The birds chirping, the squirrels coming out of hibernation (and reeking havoc on the birdfeedersI might add). But it's all good. Winter being as cold as it ...
Cat got your tongue?
March 26th, 2015 at 3:57 pm EDTHello Friend, That's an old English expression, which basically means that you don't know what to sayand so the response is complete silence. And the cat got my tongue yesterday, when I was speaking to a customer and they said something to me, that ...
Celestron owners: This great new gadget simplifies your observing
March 25th, 2015 at 4:29 pm EDTTurn your smartphone or tablet into your own personal planetarium and observatory! Get WiFi Access to the Universe with the Celestron SkyQ Link 2 WiFi Module. Simply plug it into your telescope's Hand Control or AUX port and connect to its wireless ...
Thou infectious bat-fowling pumpion
March 24th, 2015 at 4:19 pm EDTHello Friend, Playwright William Shakespeare once said: "It is not in the stars to hold our destinies, but in ourselves". He might have been making some reference to astrology, but I'm not certain. Shakespeare wrote and said many brilliant thing ...
Do you own the right telescope?
March 23rd, 2015 at 4:53 pm EDTHello Friend, At first, this may seem like an odd question. Let me explain. Perhaps you've had your telescope for a while now, and find you aren't using it as much as you used too, when you first got it. Now there could be any number of reasons for ...
The telescope maker who loved the stars
March 20th, 2015 at 12:37 pm EDTHello Friend, John Alfred Brashear had only a third grade education. He worked in the steel mills of Pittsburgh as a millwright. After work, we would spend many an hour stargazing. He had a real passion for the night sky! He also wanted a telesco ...
The folly of Mars One
March 19th, 2015 at 4:30 pm EDTHello Friend, You've probably heard about Mars One. A dutch based marketing outfit that wants to establish a Colony on Mars by 2025. Great idea. But how you gonna pay for it? The price tag: 6 billion bucks to be raised through sponsors, private inv ...
An Ode to the Dark Vanishing Skies
March 18th, 2015 at 4:48 pm EDTHello Friend, Recently I told you about much is being done to protect the night skies from light pollutionby many amateur astronomers and other groups. Turns out Gary Citro, a public school music teacher, who is also an amateur astronomerhas written ...
St. Patrick's day explained
March 17th, 2015 at 2:05 pm EDTHello Friend, Do you like Frosted Lucky Charms cereal? I sure did when I was a kid. In fact, I recall one morning, I practically ate a whole box of it at one sitting, along with a pint or more ofmilk. Needless to say, I didn't feel great afte ...