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Clear skies greeted 26 visitors (13 children and 13 adults) from the 1st Kintore / Thamesford Cub Scouts for Exploring the Stars at Western University’s Cronyn Observatory, Wednesday, March 11th, 2015, 6:30 p.m. Graduate student Dilini Subasinghe began with the activity “Telescope Kits”, with the Cubs assembling small telescopes from reusable kits. Dilini then made Read More …
Generally clearing skies with some hazy clouds greeted 41 visitors (26 children and 15 adults—not including one little boy in a stroller) from the 17th London Brownies for Exploring the Stars at Western University’s Cronyn Observatory, Tuesday, March 10th, 2015, 6:30 p.m. Graduate student Parshati Patel made the digital slide presentation “The Scout / Guide Read More …
Cloudy skies greeted 48 visitors for the Science Students’ Council Wellness Wednesday Event with Exploring the Stars at Western University’s Cronyn Observatory, Wednesday, March 4th, 2015, 6:00 p.m. Graduate student Shannon Hicks made the digital slide presentation “Life in the Universe” and fielded questions.
Hazy cloudy skies greeted 25 visitors (16 children and 9 adults) from St. George’s Public School Grade-6 class for Exploring the Stars at the Cronyn Observatory, Tuesday, February 10th, 2015, 6:30 p.m. Graduate student Shannon Hicks made the digital slide presentation “Smaller Bits of Our Solar System” and fielded questions. Shannon followed this with the Read More …
Clear skies and cold weather greeted 26 visitors from the 77th Masonville Cub Scouts for Exploring the Stars at the Cronyn Observatory, Thursday, February 5th, 2015, 7:00 p.m. There were 20 children—including 19 Cubs—and 6 adults for a total of 26 visitors. Graduate student Parshati Patel made the digital slide presentation “The History of Space Read More …