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Canada’s 6 BIGGEST science projects

Posted: March 15, 2012 at 8:52 pm

Ah, spring…and a young person’s thoughts turn to science projects…
As regional, national, and international science fairs get into full-swing …

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Family Telescope Test-Drive: Solar System edition

Posted: March 6, 2012 at 10:39 pm

For Part 3 of our family astronomy gear test drive, we sent one suburban Ontario family home with a SkyWatcher …

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Telescope test-drive Part 2: Family tailgate star party

Posted: February 24, 2012 at 3:55 pm

A few months ago, we sent space & astronomy journalist Peter McMahon out into the Canadian wilderness with a selection …

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How to enjoy the Feb 25/26 Venus, Jupiter, crescent Moon “triple conjunction” weekend

Posted: February 19, 2012 at 8:44 pm

This weekend, our neighbour in the solar system gets ready to “pass” the king of the planets as the crescent …

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Two families review our telescope/binoc setup – Part 1

Posted: January 31, 2012 at 5:30 pm

A few months ago, we sent space & astronomy journalist Peter McMahon out into the Canadian wilderness with a selection …

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