Subject: "I want more power" said Farley Mowat
"I want more power" said Farley Mowat
May 8th, 2014 at 12:34 pm EDTHello Friend, The late Farley Mowat was a super cool dude. For one simple reason: He never let the truth, get in the way of the facts. You gotta think about what he said. He was an environmentalist way before most people even knew what that word m ...
How to learn the night sky, Caroline Herschel's way
May 7th, 2014 at 12:15 pm EDTHello Friend, Imagine you are the famous eighteenth century astronomer, Caroline Herschel. Yes, the famous sister of none other than William Herschel, who discovered the planet Uranus. She began stargazing on August 22, 1782, and kept a j ...
The CCD imagers dilemma
May 6th, 2014 at 11:31 am EDTHello Friend, Every year, at about this time, many amateur astronomers are getting ready for CCD imaging. There have been a few brave souls, who have persevered through this past Winter, however let's face it,that is not the majority. Your images w ...
Death of an amateur astronomer
May 5th, 2014 at 12:04 pm EDTHello Friend, One of the great joys of being in the telescope business, is that I meet so many wonderful people over the many years I've been in the business of selling telescopes. Amateur astronomers are great folks who are very friendly, and lov ...
It's time for "Let's make a deal"
May 3rd, 2014 at 5:53 am EDTHello Friend, Well, it's finally time: The Astrocats weekend has arrived. Saturday May 3rd, and Sunday May 4th. And I've got some splendid news for you. Splendid news that will save you a ton of money if you are in the market for a Meade or Celestro ...
We are gearing up for Astrocats!
May 2nd, 2014 at 11:07 am EDTHello Friend, We are gearing up for the Astrocat's show this weekend, in Hamilton this weekend,so I'll keep this short and sweet. Be sure to check your inbox tommorow for a very special, offer and one that I rarely make. But, since I've already had m ...
Watch out! The May Meade LX90 Consumer Savings Event is underway...
May 1st, 2014 at 4:21 pm EDTHello Friend, "It's tough at the top"! To paraphrase the words of one Johnny Rotten, of the ubiquitous punk band of the 1970's, the Sex Pistols. And, in the telescope industry, Meade has risen to the top several times. In fact, one of those ti ...
What you can learn from a 5 year old kid
April 30th, 2014 at 10:11 am EDTHello Friend, Five year old kids can be fascinating. Especially when they are not your own. The other day, while waiting in line in the local coffeeshop here in the North Country, a place run by "Crazy Lloyd", whom I am pretty sure is an ex motorcyc ...
Join us at the Astrocats Canadian Astronomy show, May 3rd and 4th
April 29th, 2014 at 11:38 am EDTHello Friend, The Astrocat's is better than a raccoon in an Iowa Cornfield! Better, than watching Robert Redford doing a solo performance in a 2 hour movie....(and then some). It's really where the action will be happening this upcoming weekend. Now ...
The loons have arrived!
April 28th, 2014 at 12:33 pm EDTHello Friend, Has Spring really arrived? Well, it depends where you live of course. I mean just 2 days ago, I was looking at 3 inches of fresh snow. Today, it's all gone, and sunny outside. The groundhog has hung his head in shame as well for exte ...