Subject: Happy Canada Day Weekend!
Happy Canada Day Weekend!
June 29th, 2012 at 9:40 am ESTDear Friend, You know, when I read and watch the news around the world everyday, I feel ever so grateful that I live in thiswonderful Country called Canada. Seeing the recent Shopping Mall Disaster at the Algol Mall in Elliot Lake, Ontario is a prime ...
Surf's Up: Updates on What's new and Special Offers
June 20th, 2012 at 9:15 am ESTHello Friend, Well, the Surf's up as the Beach Boys rolled into Toronto last night, to celebrate their 50th Anniversary.And, they have even released a new Album as well. Summer has officially begun! I can tell you from personal experience that it's ...
Price drop on these Celestron Telescopes, but only till June 30th!
June 13th, 2012 at 5:20 am ESTHello Friend, It's been so busy around the shop here, with all the recent astronomical events happening, such as the Venus transit, that I almost forgot to tell you about the super deal this month on our ever popular Celestron NexStar series of Teles ...
Observe the Venus Transit today Safely (June 5th)
June 5th, 2012 at 8:44 am ESTHello Friend, Here are a few quick tips for observing Today's Venus transit Safely. First off, please do not look at the Sun directly without a pair of Solar Glasses.Damaging your eyesight is simply not worth the risk.(We still have some of these av ...
Introductory Pricing for the New Meade LX600 Series ends May 31st
May 30th, 2012 at 8:03 am ESTHello Friend, As a generally rule of thumb, Meade Instruments is one of those companies that has traditionally given early adopters of new telescope products discounts as an incentive to order early. They have done that with the NEW LX600 Series of t ...
Great Planetary imaging for less than $200!
May 24th, 2012 at 8:14 am ESTHello Friend, Leave it to our friends at Celestron to come up with a low cost Planetary Imaging Camera that willknock your socks off with the ability to not only take great planetary images, but also allow you to view and capture video on your PC/not ...
Observe today's Solar Eclipse!
May 20th, 2012 at 6:53 am ESTHello Friend, If the weather co-operates, many of you across Canada will be able to observe the Solar Eclipse today. While this will not be a total Eclipse (that only occurs when the Moon passes directly in line betweenthe Earth and Sun, and covers t ...
Have an impromptu Stargazing session!
May 19th, 2012 at 6:37 am ESTHello Friend, As we roll into the Victoria Day Holiday weekend, it looks like we might get some good weather here inSouthern and Northern Ontario. The possibility of observing the partial Solar Eclipse on Sunday May 20th. Looks good too. The safest ...
It's time to act. New Meade and Celestron Promotions that will only last till May 31st
May 3rd, 2012 at 3:02 am ESTHello Friend, We are already upon the month of May and the year seems to be flying by again, as Summer fast approachesand we just started Spring.For the most part the weather has been pretty good for stargazers, at least here in Ontario. There are a ...
Meade Instruments drops the hammer on the "Game Changer"........
April 27th, 2012 at 4:19 am ESTHello Friend, Meade Instruments has just announced some very exciting new products that are going to make theHobby of Amateur astronomy, well, shall we say it: "A Game Changer". The NEW LX600 Series of telescopes that were just announced this past we ...