Month: April 2015

Cloudy skies greeted 38 visitors (21 children and 17 adults) from the London District Catholic School Board Elementary Enrichment Opportunities Program for Exploring the Stars at Western University’s Cronyn Observatory, Wednesday, April 8th, 2015, 7:00 p.m.  Graduate student Shannon Hicks made the digital slide presentation “The Earth Moon System” and fielded questions.  Shannon followed this with the Read More …

Cloudy skies greeted 28 visitors (13 children and 15 adults) from the 3rd St. Thomas Brownies for Exploring the Stars at Western University’s Cronyn Observatory, Tuesday, April 7th, 2015, 6:30 p.m.  Graduate student Parshati Patel made the digital slide presentation“The Scout / Guide Astronomy Badge”, (designed especially for Brownies).  Parshati followed this with the activity “Telescope Read More …

Cloudy skies with rain showers greeted 8 visitors (5 girls and 3 adults) from the Talbot Street Church GEMS for Exploring the Stars at the Cronyn Observatory, Thursday, April 2nd, 2015, 7:15 p.m.  Graduate student Parshati Patel made the digital slide presentation“Our Solar System” and fielded questions.  Parshati followed this with the activity “Kitchen Comet”, making a comet Read More …

Mostly clear skies with a few clouds greeted 15 visitors (including 10 Grade 7-8 students and 5 adults) from Wilfrid Jury Public School for Exploring the Stars at Western University’s Cronyn Observatory, Tuesday, March 31st, 2015, 6:00 p.m.  Graduate student Parshati Patel made the digital slide presentation “Our Solar System” and fielded questions.   Parshati followed this with Read More …