Subject: Observe Comet Jacques now, here's how to find it
Observe Comet Jacques now, here's how to find it
August 26th, 2014 at 11:37 am EDTHello Friend,Last weekend I observed Comet Jacques, and man if you want to see it as well, now is the time!Don't wait!To make it easy I've put some specific details on how to locate it onour main page www.khanscope.com with some other interesting inf ...
Starfest report: Here is what happened
August 25th, 2014 at 12:42 pm EDTHello Friend, There is nothing quite like it. You get up in the morning, work all day, then stargaze for most of the evening. Rinse, repeat. But it's worth it. Who the heck needs sleep? I have always maintained that you should not plan to attend a S ...
Here's how to cure astronomy boredom fast
August 22nd, 2014 at 7:20 am EDTHello Friend, Maybe you've gotten bored with your hobby of astronomy lately. Perhaps it's just not as fun. Here is a way to revejunate your interest real fast. Just attend a Star Party. Any Star Party. They are all over the place in North Americaand ...
Where did the Summer go?
August 21st, 2014 at 9:53 am EDTHello Friend, Well here in southern Ontario, the better question might be when did Summer actually begin? Here we are in the final few weeks of Summer, and getting ready for some fall observing,and at the very least, an Indian Summer to boot. You sim ...
Do you remember Helen Sawyer Hogg of the David Dunlap Observatory?
August 20th, 2014 at 1:42 pm EDTHello Friend, I've spent many an hour at the David Dunlap Observatory in Richmond Hill. It's a wonderful space, and when I was there I use to think a lot about one of the great astronomers who did herresearch on globular clustersthere with the big 74 ...
Star Parties ain't for wimps
August 19th, 2014 at 12:22 pm EDTHello Friend, Star parties aren't for wimps. Starfest, which is coming up this next weekend is such an event. Now what exactly do I mean? Well, it's simple. It means' that when 11pm or midnite or whatever your regular bedtime is rolls around,you don' ...
Do you remember Star Trak?
August 18th, 2014 at 1:51 pm EDTHello Friend, Notice it's spelt Star Trak. Many years ago, in Hamilton, Ontario there was a telescope shop called Star Trak, owned by a fellownamed John Rowlinson. John was quite an enthusiastic guy, and just a little bit edgy. In fact, I paid John a ...
Going to Starfest?
August 15th, 2014 at 10:54 am EDTHello Friend, Starfest is one of North America's 10 largest star parties. That's a lot of people, and a lot of telescopes! I've been going for the past 30 odd years; It's hard to believe it's been that long, but it has. And you know what? It's someth ...
This is the real deal: The Rowe Ackermann Schmidt-Astrograph
August 14th, 2014 at 12:23 pm EDTHello Friend, If you are an astroimager of any kind, then you already know the importance of having a fast optical system. Typical SCT systems are quite slow. So when Celestron introduced the Rowe Ackermann Schmidt-Astrograph earlier this year,amateu ...
Going to Starfest? We'll see you there!
August 13th, 2014 at 2:01 pm EDTHello Friend, August 22 and 23rd is a new Moon weekend. And that also happens to be the time Starfest will take place in Mount Forest, Ontario. It's located about 2 hours northwest of the city of Toronto. Yes, the annual event, will soon be upon us. ...