Subject: It might be cold viewing the stars....
It might be cold viewing the stars....
December 13th, 2014 at 1:50 pm EDTHello Friend, ....But Studying the Sun with a dedicated H-Alpha Lunt Solar telescope is hot I love the Sun! Most people do, and when the Sun is out, everyone just seems to feel better all around. The phrase 'sunny disposition' ain't no accident eith ...
Watch out for the Batty fang drivers
December 12th, 2014 at 3:09 pm EDTHello Friend, On Thursday, Toronto had a "major" snowfall. Now, the snow plough's were doing the best they could to clear the major roads, but you reallyhave to wonder about what some drivers are thinking. I also drive in Northern Ontario, where peop ...
Sylvester and Tweety strike again
December 11th, 2014 at 4:39 pm EDTHello Friend, Yes, it's that time of year again. Time to watch the Warner Bros. Sylvester and Tweety Christmas holiday cartooncalled "Gift wrapped". One of my favorites! If you are a fan of the older Bugs Bunny cartoons, like I am, you might recallth ...
Never judge a telescope by it's looks
December 9th, 2014 at 3:39 pm EDTHello Friend, One thing many of us who have been in the hobby of amateur astronomy for a while realize is,that sometimes, bigger is better. And no where is that more pronounced than on deep sky objects. I first learn't this many moons ago, when I got ...
It's hunting season for Ringo deer
December 8th, 2014 at 11:41 am EDTHello Friend, We all have our favorite holiday songs at this time of year. Sadly, some of the best and obscure one's are rarely played. I'll share one of those with you in a minute. Now here in the North, it just happen's to be hunting seasonand whil ...
Get rid of the monkey mind
December 7th, 2014 at 2:20 pm EDTHello Friend, You may have heard the expression "monkey mind" as of late. If you haven't, what it means is when your mind goes crazy trying to make a decision about something, or just getting caught up in your thoughts. With the busy lives we all see ...
The Universe might be full of mysteries....
December 6th, 2014 at 9:54 am EDTbut saving money on the Celestron NexStar SE isn't one of them! In the tradition of Celestron's high quality and infinitely durable telescopes, the new Celestron NexStar SE Telescope Family combines the classic heritage of the original orange tube ...
When the deal's over, it's over
December 5th, 2014 at 4:19 pm EDTHello Friend, Recently we had a special offer on a telescope and I stated that the offer was for a specific time period. It was for 3 days in fact. Then on the second day of the promotion, a customer called on the phone to confirm that we actually ha ...
Another telescope bizness bites the dust
December 3rd, 2014 at 2:42 pm EDTHello Friend, One of the most frustrating things about being in the telescope business is the number of peoplethat get into it, thinking they can make a quick buck. I've been in this business for over 30 years, and I've seen them come and go. For exa ...
Mythbusters: Here is further evidence, that you can't believe all that you read
December 2nd, 2014 at 1:38 pm EDTHello Friend, Yesterday I wrote about giving a kid, a well intentioned (but faulty) pair of binoculars as a gift to get them interested in amateur astronomy. And,after what seemed like a weekend of blissful mild weather, with nary a sight of Winter, ...