Category: Exploring the Stars

Hazy cloudy skies, with some clearing later, greeted 18 visitors (13 children and 5 adults) from the École secondaire Mgr-Bruyère Grade-9 class to the Cronyn Observatory for Exploring the Stars, Wednesday, November 13th, 2013, 6:30 p.m. Graduate student Shannon Hicks made the digital slide presentation, “Our Messy Solar System,” and fielded questions from the class. Read More …

Clear, slightly hazy skies greeted the Space Society of London (SSoL) to the Cronyn Observatory for an evening of Exploring the Stars, Wednesday, October 30th, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Graduate student Tony Martinez made the digital slide presentation “Life in the Universe” and fielded thoughtful questions from the visitors during and after his slide talk.

Cloudy skies greeted 18 visitors (including 11 children and 7 adults) from the Jean Vanier Catholic School Grade-6 class to the Cronyn Observatory for Exploring the Stars, Tuesday, October 29th, 2013, 6:30 p.m. Graduate student Shannon Hicks presented the digital slide show “Our Solar System.” Graduate student Parshati Patel was also there, arriving around 7:00 Read More …

Cloudy skies with rain and wet snow greeted 43 visitors (22 children and 21 adults) from University Heights Public School Grade-5 / 6 for Exploring the Stars at the Cronyn Observatory, Thursday, October 24th, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Graduate student Tony Martinez made the digital slide presentation “Our Solar System” and fielded thoughtful questions from the Read More …

Graduate student Shannon Hicks began her digital slide presentation “Alien Life in the Universe” with 6 students from Huron University College Residences, Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Another student arrived during the presentation bringing the number to 7 and finally one more joined the group in the dome towards the end of the evening Read More …