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Partly cloudy skies with hazy clouds greeted 32 visitors (28 children and 4 staff members) from the Boys & Girls Club of London for solar observing at Western University’s Cronyn Observatory, Friday, July 28th, 2017, 11:00 a.m. They were welcomed by graduate student Dilini Subasinghe who brought them downstairs into the “Black Room,” where she Read More …
Cloudy skies and hazy damp weather greeted 25 visitors from the Indigenous Services Mini-University for evening observing at Western University’s Cronyn Observatory, Monday, July 24th, 2017, 9:00 p.m. Professor Robert Cockcroft presented the digital slide presentation “Water in the Universe” and fielded questions. Graduate student Amanda DeSouza was telescope operator for the evening and took Read More …
Cloudy skies with occasional light rain greeted some 23 visitors to Western University’s Cronyn Observatory Summer Public Night, Saturday, July 22nd, 2017, 8:30 p.m. Geophysics and Planetary Science graduate student Alyssa Werynski presented her digital slide presentation “A Tour of the Solar System” and fielded questions. Undergraduate student Sunny Xiyang was “crowd manager,” welcoming and Read More …
Clear skies greeted 62 visitors (students and staff members) from the Summer Academic Writing Clinic for incoming first-year students, for evening observing at Western University’s Cronyn Observatory, Wednesday, July 19th, 2017, 8:30—11:00 p.m. Professor Robert Cockcroft made the digital slide presentation “Celestial Bear: The Six Nations’ Night Sky.” This was followed by the visitors dividing Read More …
Mostly clear skies with a few clouds greeted 77 visitors (including 67 students and 10 staff members) from the SHAD program, for evening observing at Western University’s Cronyn Observatory, Tuesday, July 18th, 2017, 8:30 p.m. They were welcomed by Professor Jan Cami and graduate students Viraja Khatu and Amanda DeSouza. The SHAD program is for Read More …