Subject: Blinded by the light
Blinded by the light
January 28th, 2016 at 4:47 pm EDTHello Friend, While that certainly was a great hit song, by the British group, Manfred Mann several yearsago, it is not the mantra you want to be hear if you are doing any solar observing of any kind. If you are planning any eclipse trips this year, ...
Neil Degrasse-Tyson trashed by a rapper
January 27th, 2016 at 5:28 pm EDTHello Friend, I don't know what is going on. Must be "Let's pick on Neil Degrasse-Tyson" week, it seems. Some Rapper by the name of B.o.B (how come these guys never have normal names) who happens tobelieve that the earth is flat, has now come out s ...
Neil Degrasse Tyson gets a nasty tweet!
January 26th, 2016 at 4:45 pm EDTHello Friend, I'm sure you likely know who Neil Degrasse Tyson is (or at least I hope you do). Nicholas Taleb? Maybe not so much. So let me tell you. He is the author of a bestselling book called 'The Black Swan',written several years ago. He is als ...
Sky Portal Wifi Module, sale ending soon
January 25th, 2016 at 6:03 pm EDTCelestron SkyPortal Wifi Module ﾠ now on Sale! Plugs into eitherHand Control or AUX port Wirelessly Connect to Smart Devices Use with Free iOS/Android SkyPortal App Powered by the Telescope Sale ends January 31st! ﾠOrder now. Time is running ...
Astronomyths: Fact or Fiction?
January 24th, 2016 at 3:59 pm EDTHello Friend, Just wanted to send you a quick note to tell you about the upcoming 13th annual Astronomy and Space Exploration (ASX) symposium which is being held in Toronto, Friday January 29th. Khan Scope is proud to be a part sponsor of this e ...
Is your telescope a harsh mistress?
January 22nd, 2016 at 5:49 pm EDTHello Friend, Now this may sound strange, but it's true. Your telescope should be treated like your mistress. (Or wife/husband), boyfriend/girlfriend. You get the picture. Why? Because if you take your telescope out, and caress her with views of the ...
The $99 telescope dilemma
January 21st, 2016 at 5:07 pm EDTHello Friend, We get many people coming into the store with some unrealistic budgets for buying a first telescope. Like $69 or $99. We try to discourage them completely from buying those types of "telescopes" and encouragethem to either hold off and ...
Lunar Embassy refuses to pay 30 million dollar bill from Sun owner
January 20th, 2016 at 4:41 pm EDTHello Friend, Newsletter reader Mark Mathosian, (proud owner of some lunar property near Mare Imbrium)once interviewed the Principal, Dennis Hope of the Lunar Embassy, for a meteorite magazine. Here is a condensed version of the article below, which ...
More lunacy from the Madmen
January 19th, 2016 at 3:00 pm EDTHello Friend, Seems there are a number of these Lunar "real estate" firms in operation. Another one, called the Luna Society (should change name to Lunatic Society) purports to claimthat their goal is to have the moon inhabited by humans by 2015. ...
Buy an acre of the Moon for $20!
January 18th, 2016 at 5:04 pm EDTHello Friend, But why would you? Some outfit calling itself the 'Lunar Embassy' , the only company with a legal basis for selling Moon Landaccording to their website, is promoting this to unsuspecting individuals. Yup, for $20 an acre, you can buy ...