Category: Outreach & Education

Partly cloudy, later mostly clear skies, greeted 4 adult visitors of a private group for Exploring the Stars at Western University’s Cronyn Observatory, Monday, March 28th, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Graduate student Shannon Hicks presented the digital slide presentation “Constellations” and fielded questions. Shannon followed this with the activity “Kitchen Comet”, making a comet from dry Read More …

Cloudy skies and rain greeted 38 visitors (17 children and 21 adults) from the 1st St. Thomas Brownies for Exploring the Stars at Western University’s Cronyn Observatory, Thursday, March 24th, 2016, 6:30 p.m. Graduate student Dilini Subasinghe made the digital slide presentation “Cub Scout Astronomy Badge” and fielded questions. Dilini followed this with the activity Read More …

Cloudy skies with occasional rain greeted 16 visitors from Best Buddies at King’s College for Exploring the Stars at Western University’s Cronyn Observatory, Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016, 6:00 p.m. Graduate student Shannon Hicks presented the digital slide presentation “Constellations” and followed this with the “Constellations Activity”, distributing 16 “Star Finder” planispheres. She then showed the Read More …

Clear skies greeted 29 visitors (14 children and 15 adults) from the 10th London Sparks and Brownies for Exploring the Stars at Western University’s Cronyn Observatory, Monday, March 21st, 2016, 6:00 p.m. Graduate student Kendra Kellogg made the digital slide presentation “Sparks and Brownies Astronomy Badge” and fielded questions. Kendra followed this with the activity Read More …