Category: Cronyn Observatory

as Reported by Everett Clark Cloudy skies with some clearing, later clouding over again, greeted 35 visitors to the Western University’s Cronyn Observatory Summer Public Night, Saturday, August 13th, 2016, 8:30 p.m. Professor Robert Cockcroft made 2 presentations of his digital slide presentation “New Horizons: A New look at Pluto” and fielded questions. RASC London Read More …

Clear skies greeted some 38 visitors from the Summer Academic Writing Clinic for incoming first-year students, for evening observing at Western University’s Cronyn Observatory, Wednesday, August 10th, 2016, 8:30—11:00 p.m. Graduate student Shannon Hicks presented the digital slide presentation “Astronomy at Western” and answered questions. Downstairs in the “Black Room” Shannon made 3 demonstrations of Read More …

Clear skies greeted 35 visitors, including 31 children (ages 8—14 years) and 4 adults / leaders from the X-treme Science Camp (Boys and Girls Club of London), for solar observing at Western University’s Cronyn Observatory, Monday, August 8th, 2016, 11:00 a.m. They were welcomed by graduate student Dilini Subasinghe and Physics and Astronomy staff member Read More …

Clear skies greeted an estimated 120 visitors to the Western University’s Cronyn Observatory Summer Public Night, Saturday, August 6th, 2016, 8:30 p.m. Professor Stan Metchev made 3 presentations of his digital slide presentation “Shadows in the Dark: The Mysterious Comets of the Outer Solar System.” Some 90 visitors attended the presentations, including 55 visitors for Read More …

Clear skies greeted visitors from the Summer Academic Writing Clinic for incoming first-year students, for evening observing at Western University’s Cronyn Observatory, Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016, 8:30—11:00 p.m. Professor Jan Cami made the digital slide presentation “Astronomy at Western” before an audience of 44 visitors and answered questions. Some 25—30 students arrived later in the Read More …