Subject: The curse of the amateur astronomer
The curse of the amateur astronomer
May 14th, 2016 at 3:27 pm EDTHello Friend, I will come back to the curse at the end of this email.A fellow came in to the store this week to buy a new telescope. He already had a Meade ETX 125 telescope that was about 10 years old, that he wanted to trade in.It is about a 5 inc ...
Celebrate National Astronomy day
May 10th, 2016 at 5:04 pm EDTWhy struggle to learn to how to use a telescope? That is how it used to be. Not anymore. Not with the Celestron NexStar Evolution Series telescopes. Now is the time to consider trading up for this intuitive and easyto use telescope that is designed t ...
The death knell of the master optician
May 9th, 2016 at 11:52 am EDTHello Friend, Many years ago Schmidt Cassegrain optical tubes were hand ground by optical technicians. It was a slow and labourious process to do this and it required the constant attention of the optician. Optical quality could be hit and miss depe ...
Finally a Televue sale worth talking about
May 3rd, 2016 at 3:10 pm EDTTele Vue Spring Into Summer Sale Tele Vue sales don't come along very often! From May 1 - July 30, 2016, save on all Tele Vue Eyepieces, Barlows, Powermates and Paracorrs. Choose a new eyepiece or two from the classic Nagler or Panoptic series, ...
The telescope junkie gets his fix
April 4th, 2016 at 5:24 pm EDTHello Friend, Yes, I'm a dealer. Telescope dealer of course. Not that other stuff. You see, we have a few customers that are telescope "junkies". They are looking to get a "fix'. They just have to have a new telescope on a regular basis. One month i ...
Have you tried to Spot the New Green Comet?
March 30th, 2016 at 6:17 pm EDTHello Friend, Nothing like a new comet to come along right now, and unsettling weather as well. But it is no surprise. Comet's are considered to be harbingers of doom. Which includes poor weather as well unfortunately. So why should this particular ...
Is your telescope misbehavin'?
March 28th, 2016 at 3:00 pm EDTHello Friend, I've been in the telescope business for over 35 years now. Even I can't believe it. Where did the time go? Sometimes I really wonder. It all seemed to have gone by so quickly. I have been busy preparing to celebrate the 30 years tha ...
Save a whopping $70 on this Meade 130mm ( 5 inch ) Dobsonian
March 14th, 2016 at 6:52 pm EDTHello Friend, Here is why you might want to grab one of these: Vixen dovetail on the optical tube; means you can mountit on most astronomical brands of mount. Flip it off the tabletop base in 2 seconds flat! Red dot finder (way better for tracking ...
More donuts than you can shake a stick at!
March 11th, 2016 at 1:10 pm EDTHello Friend, Waking up early has it's benefits. For one thing, it is relatively quiet in the morning so when I go for a walk or a run. Few cars, people just starting to move around. After 8am though, here in the big smoke, all bets are off. The li ...
Save $196 on this bestselling dobsonian telescope
March 10th, 2016 at 5:33 pm EDTHello Friend, It has been a busy week over here doing inventory. Not a whole lot of fun either. But somebody has to do it. This 10 inch dobsonian is at a bargain price this month. Remember the optics are Tawainese, and some of the best made. 2 inc ...