Author: Robert Duff

Clear skies greeted 12 visitors (6 children and 6 adults) to the Cronyn Observatory for Exploring the Stars, Tuesday, March 5th, 2013, 6:30 p.m. Graduate student Parshati Patel made the digital slide presentation, “Constellations,” and answered questions. She then distributed 12 “Star Finder” planispheres and showed the visitors how to use them.

Cloudy skies greeted 20 visitors (15 children and youth and 5 adults) to the Cronyn Observatory for Exploring the Stars, Thursday, February 28th, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Graduate student Allison Hill made the digital slide presentation, “The Scout / Guide Astronomy Badge,” and answered questions.

Cloudy skies greeted 12 visitors (9 children and 3 adults) from the 2nd Thamesford Brownies to the Cronyn Observatory for Exploring the Stars, Wednesday, February 27th, 2013, 6:30 p.m.

Cloudy skies with wet snow flurries greeted 12 (9 children and 3 adults) visitors from St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School to the Cronyn Observatory for Exploring the Stars, Tuesday, February 26th, 2013, 7:00 p.m. The children included six Grade-9 and two Grade-11 students plus one elementary school student. The 3 adults included one teacher Read More …

Clear skies and cold temperatures greeted 18 visitors (10 children and 8 adults) from the 37th London Cub Pack to the Cronyn Observatory for Exploring the Stars, Thursday, February 21st, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Graduate student Allison Hill made the digital slide presentation, “The Scout / Guide Astronomy Badge,” and then brought everybody upstairs into the Read More …