Hello Friend,

    A few days I wrote about how superstitious people in Hawaii were interfering with the construction
progress of the (TMT) Thirty Metre Telescope, atop Mauna Kea.

     I received some flak about that email, from several folks who  felt that science and religion can
work together in some instances.

If you were present at the Starfest star Party, held in Mount Forest, Ontario this August, then you
would have had the honour of being in the presence of one such individual who fits that description
perfectly.

His name is Brother Guy Consolmagno ,  who has studied meteorites and asteroids as a
Vatican astronomer, since 1993.

Perhaps you may  have read one of the several books he has written?

"Turn Left at Orion" has always been a favorite of mine to recommend to novice
amateur astronomers.

Well now that he has been appointed to run the Vatican Observatory, we will see more
great science coming forward I'm certain.

     So yes, sometimes astronomy and religion can be combined as a powerful force.

If you want to do some serious scientific astronomical research yourself, then you need
a high quality, equatorial computerized mount, which is ready to install on any pier.

This one from Celestron fits the bill nicely, and many customers have used it with great
success.

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Now it's on sale, but only for the next 7 days.

Clear Skies,

Ray Khan

PS The Pope also recently made another interesting announcement.  Athiests would be
      permitted to enter the realm of heaven! How about that?