Subject: Is your telescope misbehavin'?
Is your telescope misbehavin'?
March 28th, 2016 at 3:00 pm ESTHello 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 ESTHello 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 ESTHello 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 ESTHello 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 ...
Save up to 20% on these Dobsonians today
March 9th, 2016 at 5:29 pm ESTMeade Instruments Mini Dobsonians ﾠ3 sizes to choose from: 82mm, 114mm, & 130mm Ready to use straight out of the box:-no assembly required Comes with everything you needed to observe right away Why pay more? To Order call 1 800 580 7160 or 4 ...
Do you commit these 5 telescope mistakes?
March 8th, 2016 at 6:21 pm ESTHello Friend, These commandments were s not inscribed in some rock, on top of a mountain. As I saw yet another horrible act committed to yet another telescope this week, I decided I had better write the Five commandments of owning a telescope. Here ...
The Khan museum of Telescopes?
March 6th, 2016 at 12:23 pm ESTHello Friend, Or some other appropriate name. The other day I mentioned to you that I had way too much stuff and equipment. During our house Spring cleaning my sweetie reminded me that I should consider disposing of some it. I had mentioned that s ...
Only one of these, and I am throwing in a super bonus!
March 5th, 2016 at 1:07 pm ESTHello Friend, Have you ever met Alex who works here at our retail store in Toronto? If you have, you know it can be hard to get a word in edgewise sometimes. He is extremely knowledgeable about what we sell, and very enthusiastic at all times. Well ...
Telescope abusers, I am looking for you
March 3rd, 2016 at 2:25 pm ESTHello Friend, A customer brought in a telescope this week, that was not focusing an image. It was a newtonian reflector 5 inches in aperture. Now before he bought it in for us to take a look at, he decided to attempt torepair the telescope himself. ...
Celestron CGEM & CGEM DX EQ mounts on promotion
March 1st, 2016 at 5:05 pm ESTHello Friend, Perhaps you are being optimistic and hoping for an early Spring and have thoughts about astro-imaging. Otherwise, ground hog stew is looking mighty good! Now here is a fact: If you have an equatorial mount, loaded with all kinds of gea ...