Subject: This is spooky. An 8 inch equatorial reflector for under $800?
This is spooky. An 8 inch equatorial reflector for under $800?
October 29th, 2015 at 3:38 pm ESTHello Friend, Today a lot of astronomical telescopes are computerized. Now I appreciate the convenience personally on many occassions, however there is something to be saidalso for the solace and peace and quiet of a telescope that has none of the a ...
How to bring out the amateur astronomy artist in you
October 28th, 2015 at 4:42 pm ESTHello Friend, As an amateur astronomer, you are presented with many opportunities every time you observe the nightsky to be inspired. If you like to draw or paint, the night sky offers enormous opportunities. It is a wonderful thing. And today ...
Hornswoggle! This is ending Saturday October 31st
October 27th, 2015 at 4:11 pm ESThttp://khanscope.com/newEquipList.cfm?catID=1&subCatID=1&manID=2
I was a little skeptical at first
October 26th, 2015 at 4:06 pm ESTHello Friend, This past weekend I visited the annual Toronto art show, that was in town. No doubt about it, there are some brilliant artists around and a lot of international talentwhich was on display at this show. Collectors were buying stuff like ...
Is the hobby of amateur astronomy dying?
October 23rd, 2015 at 3:27 pm ESTHello Friend, I must admit to wondering about this the past few years. Seems that whenever I go to star parties and other astronomical events, it is pretty much the same faces,getting older, a few more grey hairs...(just like your's truly). And the ...
Alien spaceships accelerating at warp speed?
October 21st, 2015 at 4:02 pm ESTHello Friend, Yesterday I told you about the star called KIC 8462852, and the very strange and yet to be explained activity going on around it. Actually, it was not that long ago that some had suggested that very powerful gamma-ray bursts(GRBs), ...
Strangest star in the Universe?
October 20th, 2015 at 3:45 pm ESTHello Friend, No doubt you have heard about KIC 8462852. Seems a couple of postdoctoral graduates, one at Yale, Tabby Boyajian and Penn State astronomerJason Wright have recently noted a very strange and bizarre giant structure orbitingthat particu ...
Mission to Mars; Thanks Neil Armstrong!
October 13th, 2015 at 2:22 pm ESTHello Friend. Well let me first say that I have been quiet lately, because I have been down on the east coastin beautiful Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Now I am not exploring my celtic roots or anything like that,, (cos I don't have any) but I learn'tt ...
Introducing the Meade LX70 series
October 5th, 2015 at 4:00 pm ESTHello Friend, Well just when you think you have seen it all, along comes another cracker to throw things for a loop. Now he had this nutter int to the store recently, who claimed that the earth was only 100 years old. Now the guy claimed he was not ...
New! Mallincam imagingviewing on a low budget
October 2nd, 2015 at 4:17 pm ESTHello Friend, If you have been one of those people under the impression that buying a Mallincam CCD camerawas too expensive, well take a look again. The new MallinCam Micro Series camera is a small video ccd camera capable of 1/100,000 all the way u ...