La Maison de l'Astronomie

Forget Internet, if you want to buy go to this store, you will save money twice. First because they have good price and second because you will buy correctly. You will receive very good advice and you will make a right decision. People are very nice and knowledgeable. Definitely recommended.

Everyone should visit this store at least once! Not just for astronomy but prospecting equipment as well. I bought a pan for gold panning and they even sell the gold acid test as well as kits. Highly recommended.

This place is amazing!! They know their stuff. A must if you're serious about your astronomy needs.

Nice place to find kinds of astronomy stuffs. Fast response to the client’s enquiries. Also, very friendly staff.

Beautiful, well supplied store. They have all levels of telescopes and accessories. Store owners and employees were very nice and knowledgeable. Definitely recommended.

I purposely made the trip to this store while traveling to Montreal from the U.S. on vacation. It was worth the 15-minute Metro ride to Jarry station from downtown. There aren't too many shops like this left in the U.S. or Canada, so just to see so much equipment in one place and not an online catalog was refreshing. They had a decent selection of quality modern scopes (including a C14 in the storefront window!), some Celestron C6, C8, and C11 optical tube assemblies on various mounts, some Orion-badged equipment (Ritchey Chretien astrograph I believe). They also had some used equipment that appeared to be on consignment at decent prices. They also had quite a range of eyepieces in stock (the largest collection of eyepieces I have seen in one place at one time). Equipment prices were in line with what I would expect to pay from most drop ship places in the U.S., at least considering the U.S. and Canadian dollar exchange rate at the time (1 Canadian to .75 U.S.) if one included tax. Some items were a little higher, some items were a little lower. The staff was very friendly and low pressure. They did not try to upsell me on my eyepiece purchase (a lowly but solid Celestron LX 5mm) and generally let me have the run of the place lost in telescope fantasy land. Staff members were also knowledgeable and seemed to be amateur astronomers themselves, which is always a big plus. If you are planning to buy a telescope and would like to do so from a store with knowledgeable staff definitely stop by this shop for a look-see.

The moment I walked into the La Maison d l'Astronomie I was so well received and totally surprised by the knowledge and alternative of devices in house. I did my web research and actually went to a couple stores outside of Montreal, including Toronto. Their price are right. What really did it was their dedication specially Mr. Jean Christophe who understood my needs and fulfill every aspect and assist me with every step to make a right decision to what I needed towards my exhibition. My situation was unusual. I am an artist having an exhibition that has just opened at Observatoire 360º Place Ville Marie Montreal. I bought 4 distinct Telescopes with different lenses, filters etc... Without their guidance throughout every step my creative work would have been extremely difficult. Mr. Jean Christophe made it easy, sound proof advise, became involved and made the process a total pleasure! Thank you JC and La Maison de L'Astronomie. Oh yes the exhibition is awesome!

This is a 5-star shop for a reason! I live in Alberta and needed a specialty product for astrophotography. They had exactly what I was looking for, so I placed an order over the phone and they shipped the item that day! I received my purchase in Alberta just a few days later. It was packaged very well and I am extremely happy with it. I would not hesitate to order from this shop again! Thank-you.