Month: February 2015

Cloudy skies with occasional snow flurries greeted 22 visitors (14 children and 8 adults) from the 81st and 98th London Girl Guides for Exploring the Stars at the Cronyn Observatory, Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015, 6:30 p.m. Graduate student Tony Martinez made the digital slide presentation “The Scout / Guide Astronomy Badge”.  Tony followed this with Read More …

Cloudy skies greeted 23 visitors (13 children and 10 adults) from the Northdale Central Public School (Dorchester) Grade 6 class for Exploring the Stars at the Cronyn Observatory, Thursday, January 29th, 2015, 7:00 p.m. Graduate student Parshati Patel made the digital slide presentation "Our Solar System", which included small bodies, and fielded questions. Parshati followed Read More …

Hazy skies greeted 18 visitors, including 10 children (ages 6-14) and 8 adults, from the homeschoolers group Kids Learning Connections to the Cronyn Observatory for Exploring the Stars, Wednesday, January 28th, 6:30 p.m. Graduate student Dilini Subasinghe made the digital slide presentation “The Small Bodies in Our Solar System” and followed this with the activity Read More …