Subject: Idiots abound
Idiots abound
October 14th, 2014 at 4:11 pm ESTHello Friend,I'm presently in the lovely town of Banff, Alberta visiting our new granddaughter who is just a couple of months old.You know, cutest baby ever!The more I travel our country, and other parts of the world, the more I appreciate what a bea ...
Exclusive Meade Offer for a limited time and no seal flipper pie!
October 11th, 2014 at 7:13 am ESTHello Friend, Here is a special exclusive offer for Khan Scope friends and customers, It's a gangbuster of a deal andrewards those who want to get a jumpstart on their holiday shopping. It's enough to want to make you want to eat Seal Flipper pie! ...
A quick Friday funny
October 10th, 2014 at 5:49 pm ESTHello Friend, Thanks to William Mowat for sharing this one. Ashes A businessman, on his deathbed, called his friend and said, "Bill, I want you to promise me that when I die, you will have my remains cremated." "And what," his friend asked, "do yo ...
Did you observe the Lunar Eclipse and the Planet Uranus?
October 9th, 2014 at 2:49 pm ESTHello Friend, Celestron employee, Kevin Kwai, who does a great deal of public outreach for the organizationtook this splendid image of the Lunar eclipse the other night, and with an added bonus: The planet Uranus was visible in the image. You can che ...
Some people will believe anything
October 8th, 2014 at 12:17 pm ESTHello Friend, Book upon book has been written about UF0's, and government conspiracies to cover them up. Some people love to believe in aliens landing on the earth, abductions, and cow mutilations and all kinds of crap like that. Some of the rubbish ...
Get ready to photograph the Lunar Eclipse on the morning of October 8th
October 6th, 2014 at 2:03 pm ESTHello Friend, Are you getting ready to photograph the Lunar Eclipse on Wednesday morning, October 8th? This one is going to be visible for a good part of North America. Here are a few tips for you: 1) You'll need to find a western horizon with a rela ...
Why Bill Nye the Science guy carries a Canadian $5 bill in his wallet
October 4th, 2014 at 12:44 pm ESTHello Friend, "What's in your wallet?" That's a good question to ask Bill Nye, the science guy. Bill was in Toronto this past week, and gave a splendid presentation of behalfof the Planetary Society, of which he is CEO. It's a great organization that ...
It's telescope trade-in time again, and how to be smarter than the average bear
October 3rd, 2014 at 1:18 pm ESTHello Friend, I've said it before, and I'll say it again. The fall is one of my favorite observing times of the year. The weather is still relatively pleasant; it get's dark earlier, and you can see some interesting Winterobjects, if you stay up late ...
Houdini is not coming back from the grave on Halloween
October 1st, 2014 at 12:45 pm ESTHello Friend, I practiced magic tricks when I was a youngster. Was inspired by a magician I saw on TV, when I was about 8 years old. Wrote him a letter, and he encouraged me to keep practicing. Not only that, he would send me letters and postcards fr ...