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Business Hours

We have changed our hours of operation. We look forward to helping you on Wednesdays once again.

Gift Suggestions

Having trouble finding that perfect gift? Check out our Gift Suggestion guide.

Come Visit Our New Store

We really like our new location. We have increased our storage space by over 1000 sq ft. Over 50 models of scopes and over 100 models of binoculars, monoculars, and microscopes in stock. We're working hard to add excitement to the store.

Located East of the Civic Hospital at intersection of Carling and Sherwood, down the hill from the Dominion observatory. The locate us section may help you further.

• New store interior
• Larger showroom
• Better access and parking
• Attractively situated across from a park
• Close to Fletcher Wildlife, Dow's Lake, Experimental Farm, Preston St.

New Download: Light Pollution Presentation

Help advocate light pollution abatement with this excellent powerpoint presentation, courtesy of Tom Butterworth from the South Nation Space Station. You can find it in our downloads section.

It was originally created for the South Nation Conservation area. It can easily be modified to represent other interest areas.

Stargazing - Free Song

Stargazing was written and produced by Penelope Goranson, Focus Scientific.

Recorded by Rob Cosh.

Telescope Course

Thank you Paul Klauninger and Rob Lavoie for a job well done!

The free telescope course can be found in our download section.

Solar and Lunar Observing

View sunspot activity, and determine the current phase of the moon.

Latest Solar Image

Current Lunar Phase

Ottawa Area Weather

Current and extended local weather at a glance.

Clear Sky Clock

Quickly determine sky and ground conditions: cloud, seeing, transparency, darkness, wind, humidity and temperature.

Click one of the mini clocks below to view the full-sized versions.

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Foymount

Beckwith Park

Boundary Road

Astronomy Weather Forecast

Environment Canada maintains useful forecasts geared towards astronomers.