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During these challenging times, we, along with other independent retailers who live and work in our own communities, encourage others to shop locally. That said, we want to ensure that the safety of our staff and our customers are our top priority. Please note that with the new public health announcement, now all persons entering or remaining in any enclosed public space must wear a mask or face covering which covers the nose, mouth and chin as mandated by the Provincial Heal...th Authority. We will get through this together. #StrongerTogether #OneWorld #shoplocal #supportlocal #supportlocalbusinesses

: --- ! : Includes a unique pottery planter, convenient plastic drip tray and chia seed packets for 3 plantings. - : In just a few short weeks your chia pet will achieve maximum growth and enjoy a luscious green coat. Each Chia Pet contains a simple 6 step care instruction on how to grow your creation.... : Chia Planters can be washed and replanted indefinitely. The fun never stops with Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia Pets! : Chia Pets are the perfect and affordable gift for any budget. Both kids and adults will love to watch chia planters sprout and develop into a hilarious creation. : The variety is endless! Chia Pets come in all different shapes and sizes including your favorite presidents, actors, emojis, and even movie characters. Watch your collection keep growing!

Be sure to look up this month. There are a lot of exciting events going on in the night sky. This month is the only month in 2020 where we will have two full moons. Mars reaches its peak as well, exceeding Jupiter in brilliance and dominating the sky all night. In addition, Jupiter and Saturn are well placed in the early evening for spectacular viewing. But Mercury is a difficult early evening target. Ice giant Uranus reaches opposition in a sparse region of the sky; Nept...Continue reading

August has the ideal and perfect stargazing weather. With the continued need for social distancing, a hobby such as #astronomy is something that can be done without going to crowded spaces. In fact, you may be able catch Saturn, Jupiter and Mars with your naked eyes this month just from your own backyard! And if you’d missed NEOWISE in July, this month will be your last chance to spot it. In addition, one of the best meteor showers of the year occurs this month; something ...that you may not want to miss. There are also opportunities to see close encounters of the moon with our other planets. Here are the stargazing and space events worth checking out this month:. - . The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 15:59 UTC. This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Sturgeon Moon because the large sturgeon fish of the Great Lakes and other major lakes were more easily caught at this time of year. This moon has also been known as the Green Corn Moon and the Grain Moon. , - . The Perseids is one of the best meteor showers to observe, producing up to 60 meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by comet Swift-Tuttle, which was discovered in 1862. The Perseids are famous for producing a large number of bright meteors. The shower runs annually from July 17 to August 24. It peaks this year on the night of the 11th and morning of the 12th. The second quarter moon will block out some of the fainter meteors this year, but the Perseids are so bright and numerous that it should still be a good show. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Perseus, but can appear anywhere in the sky. - . The planet Venus reaches greatest western elongation of 45.8 degrees from the Sun. This is the best time to view Venus since it will be at its highest point above the horizon in the morning sky. Look for the bright planet in the eastern sky before sunrise. - . The Moon will located on the same side of the Earth as the Sun and will not be visible in the night sky. This phase occurs at 02:42 UTC. This is the best time of the month to observe faint objects such as galaxies and star clusters because there is no moonlight to interfere. Credits & References: jpl.nasa.gov, HubbleSite.org & seasky.org #moon #Jupiter #Saturn #Mars #Orion #Pleides #Orion #Venus #Aldebaran #Meteor #MeterorShower #Comet #SwiftTuttle #NeoWISE #Vega #Lyra #EpsilonLyrae #Star #Nebula #RingNebula #DumbbellNebula #Deneb #Cygnus #Albireo #Vulpecula #Altair #Aquila #StarCluster #astronomyalert

It's a planetary party in September skies. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will all be out this month, but some are easier to spot than others If you notice just one bright object in the sky after sunset, it's most likely you're looking at the very bright Jupiter. This planet outshines all the stars, plus it is near another bright planet, Saturn. You cannot miss these two if the skies are clear....Continue reading

It's not too late to see this once in a lifetime event, but will be gone soon till year 8786, almost 6.800 years from now! Want to know what and where it is and how to see it? See our detailed post yesterday. #comet #cometNEOWISE #AstronomyAlert #backyardastronomy #stargazing

August has the ideal and perfect stargazing weather. With the continued need for social distancing, a hobby such as #astronomy is something that can be done without going to crowded spaces. In fact, you may be able catch Saturn, Jupiter and Mars with your naked eyes this month just from your own backyard! And if you’d missed NEOWISE in July, this month will be your last chance to spot it. In addition, one of the best meteor showers of the year occurs this month; something ...that you may not want to miss. There are also opportunities to see close encounters of the moon with our other planets. Here are the stargazing and space events worth checking out this month:. - . The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 15:59 UTC. This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Sturgeon Moon because the large sturgeon fish of the Great Lakes and other major lakes were more easily caught at this time of year. This moon has also been known as the Green Corn Moon and the Grain Moon. , - . The Perseids is one of the best meteor showers to observe, producing up to 60 meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by comet Swift-Tuttle, which was discovered in 1862. The Perseids are famous for producing a large number of bright meteors. The shower runs annually from July 17 to August 24. It peaks this year on the night of the 11th and morning of the 12th. The second quarter moon will block out some of the fainter meteors this year, but the Perseids are so bright and numerous that it should still be a good show. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Perseus, but can appear anywhere in the sky. - . The planet Venus reaches greatest western elongation of 45.8 degrees from the Sun. This is the best time to view Venus since it will be at its highest point above the horizon in the morning sky. Look for the bright planet in the eastern sky before sunrise. - . The Moon will located on the same side of the Earth as the Sun and will not be visible in the night sky. This phase occurs at 02:42 UTC. This is the best time of the month to observe faint objects such as galaxies and star clusters because there is no moonlight to interfere. Credits & References: jpl.nasa.gov, HubbleSite.org & seasky.org #moon #Jupiter #Saturn #Mars #Orion #Pleides #Orion #Venus #Aldebaran #Meteor #MeterorShower #Comet #SwiftTuttle #NeoWISE #Vega #Lyra #EpsilonLyrae #Star #Nebula #RingNebula #DumbbellNebula #Deneb #Cygnus #Albireo #Vulpecula #Altair #Aquila #StarCluster #astronomyalert

, With 2020 now halfway through, lovely evening temperatures combined with a ton of night-sky activity -- even if it's not a month with major celestial events -- make July a great month to be lying out under the stars. Just be sure to keep up social distancing, Here are the hightights of July evening sky:...Continue reading

Over the last week or so, we have been getting a few inquiries about , asking us when and where to see it and how to capture it. ...Continue reading

, With 2020 now halfway through, lovely evening temperatures combined with a ton of night-sky activity -- even if it's not a month with major celestial events -- make July a great month to be lying out under the stars. Just be sure to keep up social distancing, Here are the hightights of July evening sky:...Continue reading

Over the last week or so, we have been getting a few inquiries about , asking us when and where to see it and how to capture it. ...Continue reading

Fun facts about Canada (other than the ones mentioned in this video) :) Canada was named through a misunderstanding. When Jaques Cartier, a French explorer, arrived in the region, the local Iroquoian natives invited him to their 'kanata' (their word for 'village'). The explorers mistakenly thought the name of the country was 'Kanata'. Alternative names proposed for Canada in 1867 were Borealia, Cabotia, Transatlantica, Victorialand and Superior... Canada has twice been be invaded by USA, first in 1775, and again in 1812. USA lost both times. Canada holds the record for the most gold medals ever won at the Winter Olympics, taking 14 Golds at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. Canada's only desert in British Columbia is only 15 miles long and is the only desert in the world with a long boardwalk for visitors to walk on. Montreal is the second largest French speaking city after Paris. Canadians drink more fruit juice per capita than any other country. , ! Credit: Office Holidays #CanadaDay #Canada #birthday #celebration #celebrations #CanadaCelebration #CanadaDayCelebration #CanadaDayCelebrations #CanadaDay2020 #happybirthday #HappyCanadaDay

NASA has released a 10-year time-lapse of the sun by capturing 425 million high-resolution images. As of June 2020, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has now been watching the sun nonstop for over a full decade. From its orbit in space around Earth, SDO has gathered 425 million high-resolution images of the sun, amassing 20 million gigabytes of data over the past 10 years. This information has enabled countless new discoveries about the workings of our closest star and... how it influences the solar system. This 10-year time lapse showcases photos taken at a wavelength of 17.1 nanometers, which is an extreme ultraviolet wavelength that shows the sun's outermost atmospheric layerthe corona. Compiling one photo every hour, the movie condenses a decade of the sun into 61 minutes. The video shows the rise and fall in activity that occurs as part of the sun's 11-year solar cycle and notable events, like transiting planets and eruptions. The custom music, titled "Solar Observer," was composed by musician Lars Leonhard. While SDO has kept an unblinking eye pointed toward the sun, there have been a few moments it missed. The dark frames in the video are caused by Earth or the Moon eclipsing SDO as they pass between the spacecraft and the sun. A longer blackout in 2016 was caused by a temporary issue with the AIA instrument that was successfully resolved after a week. The images where the sun is off-center were observed when SDO was calibrating its instruments. You can watch all 10 years of activity, or about one hour of video through the link below: https://go.nasa.gov/2Vlepu4 Cedits: nasa.gov & CNN

, Here are the main highlights of what you can expect to see in the sky June 2020: - . The planet Mercury reaches greatest eastern elongation of 23.6 degrees from the Sun. This is the best time to view Mercury since it will be at its highest point above the horizon in the evening sky. Look for the planet low in the western sky just after sunset.... - . The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 19:12 UTC. This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Strawberry Moon because it signaled the time of year to gather ripening fruit. It also coincides with the peak of the strawberry harvesting season. This moon has also been known as the Rose Moon and the Honey Moon. - . A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes through the Earth's partial shadow, or penumbra. During this type of eclipse the Moon will darken slightly but not completely. The eclipse will be visible throughout most of Europe, Africa, Asia, the Indian Ocean, and Australia. - . The Moon will located on the same side of the Earth as the Sun and will not be visible in the night sky. This phase occurs at 06:42 UTC. This is the best time of the month to observe faint objects such as galaxies and star clusters because there is no moonlight to interfere. - . An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is too far away from the Earth to completely cover the Sun. This results in a ring of light around the darkened Moon. The Sun's corona is not visible during an annular eclipse. The path of the eclipse will begin in central Africa and travel through Saudi Arabia, northern India, and southern China before ending in the Pacific Ocean. A partial eclipse will be visible throughout most of eastern Africa, the Middle East, and southern Asia. - . The June solstice occurs at 21:43 UTC. The North Pole of the earth will be tilted toward the Sun, which will have reached its northernmost position in the sky and will be directly over the Tropic of Cancer at 23.44 degrees north latitude. This is the first day of summer (summer solstice) in the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of winter (winter solstice) in the Southern Hemisphere. Credits & References: HubbleSite.org & seasky.org #Vega #Deneb #Altair #MilkyWay #Antares #Saturn #Jupiter #Mars #JuneSolstice #SummerSolstice #URsaMajor #BigDipper #Arcturus #BackyardAstronomy #Bootes #EpsilonBootis #CoronaBorealis #NorthernCrown #Hercules #Keystone #Constellation #StarCulster #GlobularStarCluster #Galaxy #Telescope #Draco #LittleDipper #CatsEyeNebula #Nebula #StarGazingEvents #AstronomicalEvents #CosmicEvents #AstronomyAlert

Billions of people are facing something that NASA astronauts have plenty of experience withliving in social isolation for long periods with just a few other people. Here are some tips from astronaut Anne McClain, who had the experience of spending nearly seven months in the confined space inside International Space Station. Credit: NASA