Subject: New! Celestron Nexstar Evolution series now in stock
New! Celestron Nexstar Evolution series now in stock
June 23rd, 2014 at 11:54 am EDTHello Friend, Happy Monday. Drop by our Toronto showroom to check out the new Celestron Nexstar Evolution telescope on display right now. This is the telescope that really can do it all, with no amateur astronomer left behind..... (Thank's Prez. Obam ...
Can you believe? They tried to shut down the Centre of the Universe
June 20th, 2014 at 12:40 pm EDTHello Friend, Ever been to the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, in Victoria, BC? I was there a few years ago, and frankly it's a most impressive 1.8 metre telescopewith a most delightful history. Jim Hesser, a distinguished member of the RASC Vict ...
The worst telescope I ever used, and it wasn't a Tasco
June 19th, 2014 at 11:46 am EDTHello Friend, I've seen a lot of telescopes come on go in my time, but probably the worst oneI ever used, was one made by a now defunct Canadian company called Consumersdistributing. All the parts were made entirely of plastic, including the gears on ...
A Tornado of a tale
June 18th, 2014 at 8:38 pm EDTHello Friend, Tornadoes ain't fun. Imagine my surprise yesterday, when I drove off the ferry in Tobermory, Ontario to head towardsLondon, Ontario and found out on the radio that I was heading straight into the path of a possible tornado. A "tornado ...
The Night Sky Blues
June 17th, 2014 at 10:37 am EDTHello Friend, Ever find that during the day, while at work, you come up with an idea that goes something like this: "When I get home, I'm going to set the telescope up, and get it ready to do some observing tonite". Then you get home, and before you ...
What happened to Captain Crunch's voice?
June 16th, 2014 at 11:36 am EDTHello Friend, The weather in the North country was all over the map this past weekend. It was for the most part cloudy, and was not conducive to doing any kind of observing. Then it was windy. Then it rained for 10 minutes. Fortunately I was able to ...
Friday the 13th, A Full Moon, and today's your lucky day
June 13th, 2014 at 9:13 am EDTHello Friend, I am sure you are likely busy gearing up for what appears to be a lovely weekend. I have already crossed paths with a black cat. Just happens to be a member of our household. Our cat Merlin, is in a cranky mood this morning, If he does ...
What a Cockwomble of a situation
June 12th, 2014 at 12:26 pm EDTHello Friend, Yes, cockwomble. And that's a "term of endearment" used by a colleague of mine. The world cup of soccer starts today, and man there are so many different flags attached to car hoods in thestreets of Toronto, it's not even funny. A fe ...
Is this Evolution? Snowbirds pilot to Farmer
June 11th, 2014 at 11:13 am EDTHello Friend, Well, it's a matter of opinion. One of my neighbours, here in the North country, was in the Canadian Miltary for 16 years. He tested military planes for structural issues, and he also flew with the formation team of the CanadianSnowbi ...
One way to deal with bullies
June 10th, 2014 at 11:51 am EDTHello Friend, Bullying seems to be omnipresent in the media these days. It's a serious problem among kids especially, and can lead to some terrible consequences. I know from personal experience what it's like, because when I was growing up in Londo ...