Subject: Just announced SkyWatcher 2016 Holiday Promotion
Just announced SkyWatcher 2016 Holiday Promotion
November 3rd, 2016 at 1:59 pm EDTJust announced..... A whopping 34 SkyWatcher telescopes, computerized mountsand Star Adventurer tracking mounts on sale right now SkyWatcher 2016 Holiday Promotion Save on a wide range of select SkyWatcher telescopes and mounts from November 1 - ...
Did Dark matter help cause the extinction of dinosaurs?
November 2nd, 2016 at 7:58 am EDTHello Friend,It's entirely possible that is what happened.First, a quick question:Have you read any good books lately?Well if not, here is one that you might want to consider adding to your reading list that I've just begun.It's called 'Dark matter a ...
Astroi-maging? Check out this Meade Free Goods Sale
October 31st, 2016 at 3:55 am EDTMeade LX200-ACF Free Goods Sale Wow! When you buy a Meade 8" - 14" LX200-ACF Telescope from October 14th through December 31, 2016, you will receive some really cool astro-imaging accessories FREE Buy an 8" LX200-ACF, and you'll get an 8" Equator ...
Pumpkin Spice latte abomination? Just say no.
October 15th, 2016 at 8:38 am EDTHello Friend,Like yourself perhaps, I like to have my coffee first thing this morning. Dark roast works for me.Yesterday morning when I dropped by the local coffee shop Second Cup, they offered me a Pumpkin Spice Latte.I cringed in horror. What abomi ...
After 30 years in the telescope business, here is what I've learnt
October 13th, 2016 at 11:45 am EDTHello Friend,Living on Manitoulin Island presents some logistical problems.For example, while the nearest grocery store to me Foodland, is about 10 minutes away, the next closest grocery store is 35 minutes away.If you want an even better selection o ...
Polar alignment equatorial mount woes? Celestron has the answer.
October 9th, 2016 at 8:34 am EDTHello Friend, If you have used any type of equatorial mount and tried to do a polar alignment you know what a royal pain the azzthat can sometimes be. Let me not mince words here: Doing a polar alignment is one of the features of equatorial mounts I ...
Could this be the reason for your equatorial mount woes?
October 1st, 2016 at 4:26 pm EDTHello Friend,You might have had the experience of using an equatorial mount for astro-imaging and being frustrated trying to get the best results with that mount.You would not be alone. Many an amateur astronomer has experienced the frustration of no ...
Fed up with crappy equatorial mounts? 3 years in the making: the CGX Equatorial
September 27th, 2016 at 4:55 pm EDTHello Friend,American ingenuity has struck again. Despite what Donald Trump would have you believe when it comes to inventing and creating innovative products, no one is betterthan American engineers. (equal only to Canadian engineers of course).Fo ...
A sensible solution to battling light pollution, that you can help out with
September 20th, 2016 at 4:36 pm EDTHello Friend,Yesterday I told you about how the scourge of light pollution and how it is affecting us all.It's outrageous that I have to drive 2.5 hours to find a reasonably dark sky from Toronto. (Actually, I drive about 6.5 hours to the pristine s ...
Sick and tired of observing under light polluted skies?
September 19th, 2016 at 4:13 pm EDTHello Friend,If you live in a city like Toronto, where I have spent most of my life, you see the dark skies deteriorating year after year I actually recall over 30 years ago I could see a 6th magnitude star naked eye from north Toronto on what usedto ...