Category: Cronyn Observatory

Mostly cloudy skies greeted visitors to the Cronyn Observatory on Saturday, November 10th, around 7:30 p.m. However, there was some clearing later in the evening. Undergraduate student Neil Bhatt began his digital slide presentation, “Stars: An overview,” before 6 visitors, including children, around 8:00 p.m. There were possibly 36 visitors by the end of the Read More …

Clouds and rain greeted 10 visitors to the Cronyn Observatory Open House, Saturday, October 13th, 7:00 p.m. Graduate student Ted Rudyk gave his slide presentation, “Top 10 Reasons Why Jupiter is an Interesting Planet.” They then went upstairs where graduate student Neil Bhatt was in charge of the big 25.4cm refractor in the dome, which Read More …

Despite clouds and rain showers the International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN) went well at the Cronyn Observatory, Saturday, September 22nd, 6:00—10:00 p.m. Western University’s Centre for Planetary Science & Exploration (CPSX) Public Outreach Coordinator, Dr. Alyssa Gilbert greeted visitors with the Earth / Moon digital slide presentation from the Exploring the Stars program around Read More …

Clear sky with some clouds, followed by increasing clouds and rain greeted visitors to the Cronyn Observatory Open House, Saturday, September 8th, 7:00 p.m. People did not begin arriving until later and eventually graduate student Tyler Desjardins made his digital slide presentation, The Lives of Stars, twice, before a total of 8 visitors.

Clear skies greeted 7 frosh students from Brescia University College at the Cronyn Observatory, Monday, September 3rd, 11:00 p.m. They were joined by 3 more Brescia frosh students for a total of 10 visitors by the end of the evening, 12 midnight.