Subject: Smoke and Mirrors once again
Smoke and Mirrors once again
March 6th, 2014 at 11:48 am EDTHello Friend, Smoke and Mirrors? Meade Instruments founder John Diebel would clearly tell you otherwise. This morning I was attempting to dry my hair with the blow dryer, as I do every day, but this time somethingunusual was happening. All of a ...
Whoops! Sorry for my silly blunder...
March 5th, 2014 at 11:26 am EDTHello Friend, Meade Triplet Apochromatic Refractors with no prices? Really! Yes, I truly made a blunder yesterday when I forgot to include the prices for the Meade Triplet Apochromatic Refractors I mentioned in y ...
Finally, the cat's out of the bag................Friend
March 4th, 2014 at 3:16 pm EDTHello Friend, Superior Optics. Exceptional Quality. Those are two reasons right off the bat; I actually have five more! 1) They are on sale during the Month of March 2) They all sport a 3", 10"1 Speed Crayford focuser 3) 8 x 50 quality finder with b ...
Why the FTC stopped Meade Instruments from Buying Celestron
March 3rd, 2014 at 11:30 am EDTHello Friend, Meadotron, Celestmead? This was all a possibility a over a decade ago, when Meade Instruments wanted to buy Celestron. Fortunately, The federal trade commission (FTC) voted 5-0 to stop this from happening. Back then, Meade Instrume ...
Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics , where for art thou?
March 2nd, 2014 at 9:20 am EDTHello Friend, The late David Dunlap might be rolling over in his grave over this one. It appears the Dunlap Institute may have pulled a bit of a boner yesterday. Now for those unfamiliar, the Dunlap Institute of Astronomy & Astrophysics is part of ...
Neil deGrasse Tyson is no Carl Sagan......Cosmos returns
February 28th, 2014 at 11:32 am EDTHello Friend, That's right. Neil deGrasse Tyson is no Carl Sagan, and that's because he ain't pretending to be. Tyson is exceptionally good at being himself, which is why I believe he will do a splendid job of heralding in the newCOSMOS when it fina ...
The Marriage of Meade & Celestron
February 27th, 2014 at 4:55 pm EDTHello Friend, Meade and Celestron get married? Indeed..... You will recall I mentioned previously you that the question to ask was not which is the better brand between the two, but what was the best telescope that would meet your needs. And in the ...
Meade versus Celestron. Court is now in session...
February 26th, 2014 at 11:29 am EDTHello Friend, It's a battle that has been going on for years. Meade vrs. Celestron Two of the major players in the telescope business, and each having it's own strengths. And oddly enough, bothCompa ...
Meade versus Celestron. Court is now in session....
February 26th, 2014 at 11:25 am EDTHello Friend, It's a battle that has been going on for years. Meade vrs. Celestron Two of the major players in the telescope business, and each having it's own strengths. And oddly enough, bothCom ...
A remarkable discovery in the annals of Astronomy
February 25th, 2014 at 11:42 am EDTHello Friend, Who the heck is Oscar Duhalde?? And who the heck is Robert McNaught? Names that you've likely never heard of. But you've heard of Ian Shelton. Yes, the credited discoverer of Supernova 1987a , who just happensto live closeby in Richm ...