Your local chapter of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Center activities to promote astronomy education.
Cloudy skies with some light rain greeted 48 visitors (23 children and 25 adults) from the Matthews Hall School STEM Club, for Exploring the Stars at Western University’s Cronyn Observatory, Thursday, November 2nd, 2017, 6:30 p.m. They were welcomed by graduate students Viraja Khatu and Amanda DeSouza. Viraja presented the digital slide presentation “The Stuff Read More …
Partly cloudy, clearing skies, greeted visitors to the Cronyn Observatory for the 8th Annual International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN), Saturday, October 28th, 2017, 5:00—9:00 p.m. This event was hosted by Western University’s Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX), in partnership with the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Western Engineering’s Rocketry, the Canadian Lunar Read More …
Clear skies greeted some 60 enthusiastic children and parents for the Star Night at Byron Northview Public School, Wednesday, October 18th, 2017, 7:00 p.m. The Star Night involved some 40 children and 20 adults and was hosted by the grade-5 teacher.
A clear sky with cold weather greeted some 17 visitors to Western University’s Cronyn Observatory Public Night, Monday, October 16th, 2017, 7:00 p.m. Since it was a weekday public night, there was no slide presentation and visitors simply went upstairs into the dome, where they were greeted by graduate student Viraja Khatu and RASC London Read More …
Clear skies greeted some 95 visitors to Western University’s Cronyn Observatory Public Night, Saturday, September 30th, 2017, 8:00 p.m. Graduate student Viraja Khatu made her digital slide presentation “Light: The Information Carrier in Space” and fielded questions. RASC London Centre member Henry Leparskas counted more than 75 visitors, for an estimated total of 95 visitors.