Subject: Thirty Meter Telescope project suspended
Thirty Meter Telescope project suspended
April 10th, 2015 at 4:14 pm EDTHello Friend, Awww crap. Just as the Harper government finally committed it's share of close to 250 million dollars to the project,the next day, construction has temporarily been halted. Why, you ask? Well it seems that a group of local Hawaiians ha ...
A comet hunting telescope
April 9th, 2015 at 5:35 pm EDTYou'll love the versatility and capability of this durable, computer-driven, comet hunting Celestron Telescope! Designed to be an affordable entry level to mid-level computerized GoTo telescope, the Celestron NexStar 130 SLT is loaded with valuable ...
Dang! Speaking of the Avro Arrow
April 8th, 2015 at 3:37 pm EDTHello Friend, Mostly everyone knows what happened to the Avro Arrow. A brilliant piece of Canadian technology it was. The program was scrapped by the Diefenbaker government way back whenand that was that. Lot's of theories abound as to why that hap ...
Harper Government coughs up the dough for the Thirty Metre Telescope
April 7th, 2015 at 9:28 am EDTHello Friend, Well the good news is that the Conservative government has made the commitment for it's shareof the funding for the Thirty Meter Telescope being built in Hawaii, on the summit of Mauna Kea. That's 243.5 million dollars over the next 1 ...
You can't have it both ways
April 6th, 2015 at 4:07 pm EDTHello Friend, Last week I told you about a new CCD Imaging video camera designed and engineeredby Rock Mallin of Ottawa, Canada, the Mallincam Micro Super I then received an email from reader Emma, in Nova Scotia who wanted to know: "Designed and en ...
What did the Easter Bunny bring?
April 4th, 2015 at 2:28 pm EDTHello Friend, Sadly, this might be the first year I don't get a dark chocolate Lindt Bunny for Easter. Why? Well the truth is that I've just got to many chocolates around the house already There is a box of Purdy's chocolates sitting on my desk, and ...
New Special Offers from Celestron
April 2nd, 2015 at 1:10 pm EDTCelestron AVX and Omni XLT Sale ﾠ Cool savings on many Celestron refractors, reflectors and SCT and Edge HD models . Check out the savings here on all models of the Celestron 6" to 11" Advanced VX series right now. You can save from $100 to $27 ...
The Mclaughlin Planetarium Saved!
April 1st, 2015 at 4:19 pm EDTHello Friend, Ok, not really. Sorry...... After all it is April Fools day. ;-) But here is the real deal. The long defunct McLaughlin Planetarium, as part of the Royal Ontario Museum, here in Torontohas not been in operation for many years. In all ...
Finally a product designed and engineered in Canada
March 31st, 2015 at 1:31 pm EDTHello Friend, It's not often I get to brag about a new product designed and engineered in Canada. Was chatting with my buddy Rock Mallin from Ottawa this morning who is really excited about his latest product launch. Introducing..... The New Mallin ...
Don't be ashamed
March 30th, 2015 at 4:35 pm EDTHello Friend, The first real signs of Spring arriving are here. You can feel it in the air. The birds chirping, the squirrels coming out of hibernation (and reeking havoc on the birdfeedersI might add). But it's all good. Winter being as cold as it ...