Subject: More fun than Rob Ford at a weight watchers' convention
More fun than Rob Ford at a weight watchers' convention
September 4th, 2014 at 7:46 pm EDTHello Friend,Sucker holes.The bain of amateur astronomers.Last night, they simply did not fool me for a moment.I watched them sitting on my deck and would grab my binoculars and take a peekat whatever I could see inbetween.Top it off, the Moon was wa ...
How to Observe Mars, Saturn & the Moon the lazy man's way
September 3rd, 2014 at 12:18 pm EDTHello Friend, Do you own a spotting scope? I know several people who do, but only consider them for use for the purpose of birdwatching, huntingor target practice or just for viewing objects on land. Rarely are they considered for astronomical use. O ...
Following my own advice, drove me bonkers.
September 2nd, 2014 at 9:59 am EDTHello Friend, I suffer from a mild form of OCD. (Obsessive, compulsive disorder is the technical term). That means, I tend to repeat statements more than once sometimes, especially when under stress. Usually I'm not aware when I'm doing it, but othe ...
It's easy as 1, 3, 2!
September 1st, 2014 at 1:12 pm EDTIt's As Easy As 132! Hello Friend, Nope. That's not a typo. Right now Celestron is excited to introduce a brand new "Easy as 132" imager sale featuring the Skyris 132 and NexImage Burst cameras. The Skyris 132 and NexImage Burst imagers feature the ...
Gosh, I forgot to tell you this earlier today
August 31st, 2014 at 3:21 pm EDTHello Friend, I should have mentioned this earlier, but today is your last chance to take advantage of thissale that ends today at 6pm. Hot diggity dog, my apologies. Clear Skies, Ray Khan Hot Summer Deals on Celestron Imaging! To kick things off ...
The Milky way shines brightly over Manitoulin Skies
August 31st, 2014 at 9:21 am EDTHello Friend, The Milky way usually shines brightly over Manitoulin skies. Not this weekend though. However, I did enjoy catching up with my old buddy, Dieter Ilg and a few other chumsat the Gordon's Park Star Party. If you want to read all about th ...
Make this observing mistake, and you'll suffer
August 30th, 2014 at 11:12 am EDTHello Friend, Recently, when I attended a star party, I had the pleasure of meeting several novices who had justgotten their first telescopes and were excited about learning how to use them. They wanted to know how to improve the views through their ...
How to get the best optical images from your telescope.
August 29th, 2014 at 2:40 pm EDTHello Friend, There is nothing like the joy of observing through a well aligned (collimated) telescope. Seriously, if your optics are not in good optical alignment (and this includes refractor telescopes),you simply won't get good quality images. I n ...
Are you confused about eyepieces?
August 28th, 2014 at 2:12 pm EDTHello Friend, One of the questions I often get asked at Star Parties is: "What is the best eyepiece for my telescope"? Fact is, that their are many objective factors, and some some subjective factors. With the plethora of eyepieces and brands on t ...
Reclaiming dark skies in your neighbourhood
August 27th, 2014 at 6:01 pm EDTHello Friend, Light pollution's negative effect's can be insidious. Starting at home is the first step: First thing to do is reduce the number of outside lights you have at home,in your driveway, for example Secondly, use lower wattage bulbs when pos ...