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Cloudy skies with rain showers greeted 74 visitors (including 39 children and 35 adults) from the University Heights Public School, Grade 5/6 class, for Exploring the Stars at Western University’s Cronyn Observatory, Tuesday, November 8th, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Graduate student Robin Arnason presented the digital slide presentation “Extra Solar Planets” and fielded questions. Robin followed this with Read More …
Clear skies greeted 16 visitors (including 11 children and 5 adults / leaders) from the 10th London Guides and Pathfinders, for Exploring the Stars at Western University’s Cronyn Observatory, Monday, November 7th, 2016, 6:30 p.m. Graduate student Kendra Kellogg presented the digital slide presentation “The Earth Moon System” and fielded questions. Kendra followed this with the activity “Crater Experiment” and Read More …
Cloudy skies with rain showers greeted 26 visitors (including 3 children) from Best Buddies at King’s University College for Exploring the Stars at Western University’s Cronyn Observatory, Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016, 6:00—8:00 p.m. Graduate student Robin Arnason made the digital slide presentation “Constellations” and fielded questions. Robin followed this with the activity “Kitchen Comet,” inviting everybody to the table Read More …
Cloudy skies greeted 28 visitors to Western University’s Cronyn Observatory Public Night, Saturday, October 29th, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Graduate student Robin Arnason made his digital slide presentation “Zombie Stars: Black Holes, Neutron Stars and White Dwarfs.”