Here is a list of astronomy resources across Canada that offer equipment, software and educational resources useful for the amateur astronomer.
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Education
Starlight Theatre
Now on DVD! Can your students recognize the Big Dipper? Unlike textbooks, our pads of easy to use star maps and videotapes bring the sky into the classroom. There’s more for astronomers too.
starlight-theatre.com
Toll Free: 1-800-278-2032
Ontario Planetarium
The Ontario Planetarium is an innovative new way to bring world-class space and science shows to your school, library, mall, seniors residence, resort, youth group meeting, private event, or any other educational or “edutaining” event throughout Ontario.
ontarioplanetarium.com
1-905-885-9471
Software
Starry Night
Starry Night: The World’s Most Realistic Astronomy Software
starrynight.com
Toll Free: 1-877-290-8256
Home Observatories
SkyShed POD
Personal Observatory Domes
skyshedpod.com
Shallow Lake, Ontario
1-519-345-0036
Travel
Long Point Eco-Adventures & Observatory
Canada’s Leading Public Dark Skies Observatory!
GPS Coordinates: N Lat. 42.41.57./7, Long. 80.20.20.9
lpfun.ca/observatory
1730 Front Rd., St. Williams, Ontario (near Port Dover)
Toll Free: 1-877-743-8687
Telescopes & Binoculars
British Columbia
Markarian Fine Optics
1481 Kingsway, Vancouver
1-778-657-5330
markarianfineoptics.ca
Alberta
All-Star Telescope
Western Canada’s well-stocked supplier of Tele Vue, Celestron, Sky-Watcher, Pentax and Antares equipment. Shop in person with 30+ scopes on display, by phone or with our secure online ordering. Thirty minutes north of Calgary.
All-StarTelescope.com
31020 Hwy 2A, Didsbury Alberta
Toll Free: 1-866-310-8844
Ontario
Durham Skies Astronomy & Birding
Durham Skies is pleased to provide products, services, inspiration and enthusiasm to astronomers and birders of all levels. We believe in honesty, fairness and an unwavering commitment to customer satisfaction.
durhamskies.com
1410 Bayly St Unit 5A Pickering, Ontario
Toll Free: 1-855-566-5687
Focus Scientific
Over 35 years of experience selling and servicing telescopes, binoculars and microscopes. Many popular items on our web store by Antares, Baader, Celestron, Kendrick, Kowa, Orion, Meade, Motic, Nikon, Sky-Watcher, Swarovski, Tele Vue, Zeiss and more.
focusscientific.com
911 Carling Ave Ottawa Ontario
Toll Free: 1-877-815-1350
Kendrick Astro Instruments
Anti-fog and cold environment solutions for astronomical, photographic, medical and scientific optics and electronics.
kendrickastro.com
36 Cawthra Ave Toronto Ontario
Toll Free: 1-800-393-5456
Khan Scope Centre
Canada’s telescope experts. Over 35 years of serving amateur astronomers. Knowledgeable staff, Meade, Celestron, Tele Vue, William Optics, and many others. New and used equipment, service and repairs to most brands of telescopes & binoculars. We ship Canada-Wide. Visit our showroom with over 70 telescopes on display.
khanscope.com
3243 Dufferin Street, Toronto, Ontario
Toll Free: 1-800-580-7160 or local 416 783 4140
MallinCam/Pro-Com Electronics
Authority in video astronomy since 1985.
mallincam.net
56-5450 Canotek Road, Ottawa, Ontario
1-613-749-7592
Quebec
Lire La Nature / Astronomie Plus
Chez Lire la Nature & Astronomie Plus notre accueil est professionnel car nous sommes des passionnés d’astronomie et de sciences nature, ceci depuis 1988, et nous misons sur les conseils pratiques, le service personnalisé ainsi que sur les prix compétitifs.
lirelanature.com
373 Gentilly Ouest Longueuil Quebec
Sans frais: 1-888-540-0444
La Maison de l’Astronomie
maisonastronomie.ca
8074 rue St-Hubert, Montreal, Quebec
1-514-279-0063
Nova Scotia
Atlantic Photo Supply (Dartmouth & Halifax)
Atlantic Photo Supply sells a broad selection of telescopes by Celestron and SkyWatcher and digital cameras by Nikon, Canon, Pentax and Leica.
atlanticphotosupply.com
202 Brownlow Ave. Unit CCF, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
1-902-423-6724 ex.t 1
1535 Dresden Row, Halifax Nova Scotia
1-902-423-6724 ext 2
Newfoundland & Labrador
Newfoundland Camera Imaging
www.nfldcamera.com
25 Rowan St St. John’s NL A1B 2X2
1-709-722-3155
Astronomy cameras and software
Diffraction Limited
Diffraction Limited’s products include SBIG astronomical imaging cameras and accessories, MaxIm DL Pro imaging software, MaxPoint telescope pointing software, MaxDome observatory dome control systems, and the Boltwood Cloud Sensor II. All can be ordered through the web store or astronomy retailers.
59 Grenfell Crescent, Unit B, Ottawa
diffractionlimited.com
1-613-225-2732
Online-only retailers
Ontario Telescope and Accessories
Ontario Telescope and Accessories is an online destination for hobbyists and astronomers that are looking for new equipment. Authorized dealers for iOptron, Lumicon, Explore Scientific, Antares, and other high quality manufacturers.
ontariotelescope.com
1-905-487-6363
