Category: Cronyn Observatory

Partly cloudy skies, clouding over after 10:00 p.m., greeted some 120 visitors to the Western University’s Cronyn Observatory Summer Public Night, Saturday, July 30th, 2016, 8:30 p.m. Graduate student Sahar Rahmani made 2 presentations of her digital slide presentation “The Life Cycle of Stars,” with the first presentation at 8:30 p.m. and the second one Read More …

Partly cloudy skies greeted an estimated 130 visitors to the Western University’s Cronyn Observatory Summer Public Night, Saturday, July 23rd, 2016, 8:30 p.m. Postdoctoral fellow Anahi Granada made 3 presentations of her digital slide presentation “Stellar Winds.” Graduate students present included Matthew Shannon, who was telescope operator for the big 25.4cm refractor in the dome, Read More …

Clear skies greeted 45 visitors from the Summer Academic Writing Clinic for incoming first-year students, for evening observing at Western University’s Cronyn Observatory, Wednesday, July 20th, 2016, 8:30—11:00 p.m. Professor Jan Cami made the digital slide presentation “Astronomy at Western” and answered questions. Downstairs in the “Black Room” Physics and Astronomy staff member Henry Leparskas Read More …

Clear skies greeted 31 visitors from Indigenous Services, for evening observing at Western University’s Cronyn Observatory, Monday, July 18th, 2016, 8:30 p.m. Professor Jan Cami made the digital slide presentation “The Sun, Our Star” and fielded questions.

Clear skies greeted an estimated 150 visitors to the Western University’s Cronyn Observatory Summer Public Night, Saturday, July 16th, 2016, 8:30 p.m. Professor Margaret Campbell-Brown made 3 presentations of her digital slide presentation “When Worlds Collide: Asteroids, Comets and the Earth.” Some 119 visitors attended the presentations, including 75 visitors for the first presentation, 18 Read More …