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Thursday morning, May 24th, Dave McCarter attended Joan Roffey’s kindergarten class at Blessed Kateri Separate School on Sunnyside Drive near Masonville in London. He set up his 80mm Stellarvue refractor with a Baader film solar filter for the children to view the Sun and sunspots. This was followed by a question and answer session indoors.
Clear skies greeted students, teachers, parents and RASC London Centre members for a star night at Mitchell Hepburn Public School in St. Thomas on Wednesday, May 23rd.
A sky with hazy clouds greeted visitors to the Cronyn Observatory Open House, Saturday, May 26th, 8:30 p.m. Graduate student Parshati Patel made her digital slide presentation, “Beyond Planets in Our Solar System,”—about asteroids, comets and moons in the solar system—while faculty member Dr. Aaron Sigut operated the big 25.4cm refractor in the dome. Aaron Read More …
Eight London Centre members turned out for the clear skies at the Michell Hepburn Public School Star Party in St. Thomas. They were: Harold Tutt, Matt Neima, Gaetan Godin, Phil Marusiak, Mike Roffey, Kelly Manson, Everett Clark, and Dave McCarter. Several parents also brought their telescopes to the show, which started with several white light Read More …
Clear skies greeted visitors to the Cronyn Observatory Open House, Saturday, May 19th, 8:30 p.m. Graduate student Neven Vulic made the digital slide presentation, “Exoplanets,” while faculty member Dr. Jan Cami operated the big 25.4cm refractor in the dome, assisted by graduate student Hoda Rashedi.