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Generally clear hazy skies with some occasional clouds greeted 20 visitors to Western University’s Cronyn Observatory Public Night, Saturday, May 16th, 2015, 8:30 p.m. Professor Pauline Barmby made the first of 2 presentations of her digital slide presentation “The Pleiades” before an audience of about 8 visitors. She made her presentation a second time for Read More …
Partly cloudy skies with dark clouds and rain showers moving in from the southwest greeted 14 visitors to Western University’s Cronyn Observatory Summer Public Night, Saturday, May 9th, 2015, 8:30 p.m. Professor Martin Houde made his digital slide presentation “Submillimetre Astronomy” before an audience of 11 people (8 adults and 3 children). There were 3 Read More …
Some hazy clouds, later clearing sky greeted some 60 visitors to Western University’s Cronyn Observatory Summer Public Night, Saturday, May 2nd, 2015, 8:30 p.m. Graduate student Parshati Patel made 2 presentations of her digital slide presentation “The Eta Aquarids: Shooting Stars from Halley’s Comet” before an audience of perhaps 50 people for the first presentation and 10 Read More …
RASC London Centre member Peter Jedicke made his digital slide presentation “Our Wonderful Heavens” before some 55 members of the St. Thomas Field Naturalist Club in the basement room of Knox Presbyterian Church in St. Thomas, Friday, May 1st, 2015, 19:30h. He was joined by fellow London Centre members Steve Imrie and Dennis Giasson.
Mostly clear skies greeted 6 RASC London Centre members with 5 telescopes for the Star Night at Matthews Hall School in London, Tuesday, April 28th, 2015, 8:00 p.m. Norman McCall set up his Explore Scientific 152mm Maksutov-Newtonian Comet Hunter and was soon joined by Bob Duff with his 20.3cm Meade Starfinder 8 (203mm) Newtonian on Read More …