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Cloudy skies, later clearing, greeted 33 visitors (24 children, 8 adults and one young Scout leader) from the 70th and 2nd London Cub Scout Packs at the Cronyn Observatory for Exploring the Stars, Thursday, February 13th, 2014, 6:30 p.m. Graduate student Tony Martinez made the digital slide presentation “Constellations”. After this Tony presented the sky Read More …
Graduate student Shannon Hicks made the digital slide presentation “The Life and Times of Stars” before 34 visitors, including 20 children and 14 adults, from Jeanne Sauvé French Immersion Public School Grade-6 class for Exploring the Stars at the Cronyn Observatory, Tuesday, February 11th, 2014, 7:00 p.m. Shannon immediately followed this with the activity “Kitchen Read More …
Mostly cloudy skies greeted 17 visitors (13 children and 4 adults) from the Masonville 77th Cub Scouts at the Cronyn Observatory for Exploring the Stars, Thursday, February 6th, 2014, 7:00 p.m. Graduate student Shannon Hicks made the digital slide presentation “Constellations” and around 7:25 p.m. brought everybody upstairs into the dome.
Graduate student Tony Martinez made the digital slide presentation “Brownies Astronomy Badge” before 7 visitors (3 children and 4 adults and leaders) from the 66th London Brownies at the Cronyn Observatory for Exploring the Stars, Tuesday, February 4th, 2014, 6:15 p.m.
Graduate student Parshati Patel made the digital slide presentation “Brownies & Sparks Astronomy Badge” before 43 visitors (26 children and 17 adults) from the 1st Dorchester Sparks and Brownies at the Cronyn Observatory for Exploring the Stars, Monday, February 3rd, 2014, 6:15 p.m. She followed this with the activity “Constellation”, distributing 25 “Star Finder” plansipheres Read More …