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On Saturday December 7th, from 11:00-1:00 you can come meet the authors of "Backyard Backyard Birds: A Beginner's Guide to Backyard Birds in Southwestern Ontario" by Megan Switzer and Paul RoeddingIntroducing "Backyard Birds: A Beginner's Guide to Backyard Birds in Southwestern Ontario" by Megan Switzer and Paul Roedding. We are so excited to be able to offer you a chance to meet the authors and get your own copy of this amazing cover. Author info: Paul Roedding is a Southwestern Ontario based …

OPEN BOX DEALS We are happy to introduce some great savings to be had on some great pieces of equipment.What is an open box deal?Simply put, we have many demonstration products that we offer here at KW Telescope as part of our typical product learning/teaching/testing of day to day operations.  When we no longer need the demo, we can pass on the savings to you by offering them at a substantial discount.What should I know when purchasing an open box deal?Most of our open box deals will …

Best Spotting Scope under $500?   Here is our opinion:    Testing out spotting scopes against each other is quite a challenge!  If you are used to using binoculars most of the time, getting adjusted to using a single eyepiece takes a little practice.  So, we are basing our opinion here on the length of time it took for us to get accustomed to it, and the image quality while doing so.Smaller objectives (like 65mm scopes) are smaller and lighter, but what we found is …

Stargazing made easy?  (That depends.)Sometimes we don't want to set up an elaborate contraption involving power supplies, alignments, and large equipment.  Or one person is hogging the telescope, and we want to see too.  Finally, what if we want to get into the hobby of Astronomy and start with the basics?Things that should be considered when choosing binoculars for stargazing:-All binoculars are the same.  Choose what works best for you.  This means that what you use f …

INTRODUCING SKY-WATCHER STRAINWAVE MOUNTS!Well....can't say we're surprised here.  The specs of the new Strainwave Mounts from Sky-Watcher are promising!  With TWO compact and portable packages to choose from, we are seeing some serious competition here.  The pricing is also great.  See details below!Wave 100i Strainwave mount head $2290 plus taxWave 100i GoTo strainwave head • EQ and AZ modes • Weighs 9.5 pounds (4.3kg) • 22-pound (10kg) payload capacity without optional cou …