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Partly cloudy skies greeted 18 visitors (12 children and 6 adults) from the 66th London Brownies for Exploring the Stars at the Cronyn Observatory, Tuesday, April 30th, 2013, 6:30 p.m. Graduate student Emily McCullough made her digital slide presentation “Brownies Exploring Space.” Emily distributed 12 “Star Finder” planispheres and 12 “Moon Gazers’ Guide” cards and Read More …
Clear skies with some clouds greeted 16 visitors from the group Plenty of Fish for Exploring the Stars at the Cronyn Observatory, Thursday, April 25th, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Graduate student Emily McCullough made her digital slide presentation, “Neat Stuff Nearby in the Universe” before 15 people, soon joined by one more for a total of Read More …
Cloudy skies greeted 14 visitors (11 children and 3 adults) from the 3rd London Guides for Exploring the Stars at the Cronyn Observatory, Wednesday, April 17th, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Graduate student Allison Hill made the digital slide presentation “The Scout / Guide Astronomy Badge.” She then distributed 14 “Star Finder” plansipheres to the group and Read More …
Hazy clouds with some clear sky greeted 53 visitors (28 children and 25 adults) from the Ryerson Public School combined grade-6 classes for Exploring the Stars at the Cronyn Observatory, Tuesday, April 16th, 2013, 7:00 p.m. The evening had begun with just 47 people in the lecture room, increasing the 53 visitors by 8:00 p.m.
Hazy clouds with some clear sky greeted 51 visitors (49 grade 9-10 students and 2 adults) from North Middlesex District High School for Exploring the Stars at the Cronyn Observatory, Thursday, April 4th, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Graduate student Allison Hill made the digital slide presentation, “Our Messy Solar System,” and answered questions.