Subject: The light hearted astronomer strikes out
The light hearted astronomer strikes out
October 1st, 2015 at 4:47 pm ESTHello Friend, If you have been in this hobby for a while, then you might remember a book written many yearsago by amateur astronomer, Ken Fulton. The book was called the Light Hearted Astronomer, and it was a somewhat amusing rantabout his experien ...
Meade LX600, Precision with ease
September 30th, 2015 at 6:00 pm ESTFinally, for the first time ever, the Meade LX600 Telescope is on Sale! ﾠThis is the instrument that Meade designed and built after many years of ﾠcustomer feedback... ﾠ with the features that you wanted in an SCT instrument. ﾠ Available in ...
Not Elvis, not Beer but water on Mars
September 28th, 2015 at 5:16 pm ESTHello Friend, No question about it. Nasa's announcement about the discovery of water on Mars (and this time, it's the real deal) is a big one. A real game changer, and imagine the possibility of some kind of bacteria or life forms. Not so far off f ...
Blood Moon Sunday last minute update
September 27th, 2015 at 4:46 pm ESTHello Friend Here is some last minute Eclipse viewing information, you might want to check out. 1) Want to better understand what is going on with the eclipse? Check out this short CTV Interview with Randy Atwood, Executive director of the RASC. http ...
Pope names US Jesuit Priest to run Vatican Observatory
September 24th, 2015 at 3:50 pm ESTHello Friend, A few days I wrote about how superstitious people in Hawaii were interfering with the constructionprogress of the (TMT) Thirty Metre Telescope, atop Mauna Kea. I received some flak about that email, from several folks who felt that sc ...
He was Smarter than the average bear
September 23rd, 2015 at 2:11 pm ESTHello Friend, A sad day in baseball today. Catcher Yogi Berra (Yankees) passed away yesterday at the ripe old age of 90. Did you know that the cartoon character Yogi Bear was actually named after him? Berra was also known for his many quotes. Here a ...
Why religion and the Thirty Metre Telescope in Hawaii don't mix
September 22nd, 2015 at 4:35 pm ESTHello Friend, As ground broke recently on the (TMT) Thirty Metre Telescope project recently, in Mauna Kea, Hawaiithere have been several groups, primarily religious and native, protesting the land as being sacredand that this instrument should not b ...
Celestron Extreme EQ Event
September 21st, 2015 at 10:10 am ESTCelestron Extreme EQ Event Promotion ﾠFor September Celestron is offering ﾠhuge discounts on their popular EQ mounts. Save up to $1100 on a new equatorial mount from Celestron. ﾠFrom the CGEM DX, a perfect combination of portability and ...
Pluto strikes again
September 18th, 2015 at 4:26 pm ESTHello Friend, They tried their best to get rid of it. Demote it from being a planet. But Pluto has got the last laugh in the end. The latest images that have been released are nothing short of phenomenal. If only the late, great Carl Sagan could ha ...
Why would they do this?
September 16th, 2015 at 4:15 pm ESTHello Friend, I was speaking to Greg Bragg from Explore Scientific recently and he told me they were giving awaya Free Bresser 25mm, 70mm degree eyepiece with certain models of Explore Scientific telescopes. This eyepiece is not like your typical 25 ...