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A clear sky greeted 61 visitors (37 children and 24 adults) from the homeschool group, HIGH Day North, for Exploring the Stars at Western University’s Cronyn Observatory, Monday, November 20th, 2017, 6:00 p.m. They were welcomed by graduate students Amanda DeSouza and Daniel Hatfield. Amanda presented the digital slide presentation “Constellations” and fielded questions. The Read More …
Cloudy skies and damp weather greeted some 35 visitors to Western University’s Cronyn Observatory Public Night, Monday, November 13th, 2017, 7:00 p.m. Since it was a weekday public night, there was no slide presentation and visitors simply circulated into the lecture room, downstairs into the “Black Room” and “1940s Period Room,” and upstairs into the Read More …
Partly cloudy skies greeted 12 visitors (10 students and 2 teachers) from The London School, Grades 8, 9 and 11, for Exploring the Stars at Western University’s Cronyn Observatory, Tuesday, November 7th, 2017, 12:00 Noon—2:00 p.m. Graduate student Viraja Khatu presented the digital slide presentation “Black Holes” and fielded questions. Viraja followed this with the Read More …
The skies were mostly clear for 3 visitors from the Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association for Exploring the Stars at Western University’s Cronyn Observatory, Friday, November 3rd, 2017, 10:00 p.m. (This was following the earlier group from Knox Presbyterian Church Youth Group, scheduled, 7:00—9:00 p.m.)
A mostly clear sky greeted 13 visitors (6 children and 7 adults) from the Knox Presbyterian Church Youth Group, for Exploring the Stars at Western University’s Cronyn Observatory, Friday, November 3rd, 2017, 7:00 p.m. Graduate student Jeff Vankerkhove presented the digital slide presentation “Constellations” and fielded questions. This was followed with the “Constellations Activity,” with Read More …