Month: April 2014

Cloudy skies greeted 28 visitors (26 students and 2 adults) from the Catholic Central High School Grade-9 class for Exploring the Stars at the Cronyn Observatory, Thursday, April 3rd, 2014, 6:30 p.m. Graduate student Dilini Subasinghe made the digital slide presentation, Our Solar System with a few additional slides about Earth’s Moon. After fielding some Read More …

Clear skies greeted 30 visitors (15 children and 15 adults) from the Montessori Academy of London (Oxford Street) for Exploring the Stars at the Cronyn Observatory, Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014, 6:30 p.m. Graduate student Shannon Hicks made her digital slide presentation The Basics, presenting the basics of astronomy, and answered questions. She then introduced the Read More …

Partly cloudy skies and windy weather greeted 15 visitors (including 2 children) from the Best Buddies, Fanshawe College Chapter, for Exploring the Stars at the Cronyn Observatory, Tuesday, April 1st, 7:00 p.m. They included staff and family members from Hutton House, with which Best Buddies is associated. Graduate student Tony Martinez made the digital slide Read More …

Clear skies greeted 32 visitors (21 children and 11 adults) from the 110th Spark’s Unit for Exploring the Stars at the Cronyn Observatory, Monday, March 31st, 2014, 6:30 p.m. Graduate student Dilini Subasinghe made the digital slide presentation Constellations. Dilini immediately followed this with the activity Constellations, distributing 22 Star Finder planispheres and assisted everybody Read More …