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Cloudy skies and rain greeted 44 visitors (including 29 children and 15 adults) from the homeschoolers group Kids Learning Connections to the Cronyn Observatory for Exploring the Stars, Tuesday, November 4th, 2014, 6:00 p.m. Graduate student Shannon Hicks made the digital slide presentation “Mars” and followed this with the activity “Crater Experiment”.
Partly cloudy skies and cold temperature greeted some 60 visitors to the Cronyn Observatory Public Night, Saturday, November 1st, 2014, 7:00 p.m. Graduate student Tony Martinez made the digital slide presentation “Solar Activity & Space Weather” and answered questions. Graduate students Shannon Hicks and Emily McCullough worked in the dome.
Clear skies with some hazy clouds, later clearing, greeted 15 visitors (11 students and 4 adults) from the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School Grade-9 class for Exploring the Stars at the Cronyn Observatory, Tuesday, October 28th, 2014, 6:00 p.m. Graduate student Tony Martinez made the digital slide presentation “Telescopes” and then proceeded with his Read More …
Generally clear skies greeted 23 visitors (not including 2 infants), mostly adults with some children, for a Private Event at the Cronyn Observatory, Saturday, October 25th, 2014, 6:00 p.m. The family had purchased a star in honour of a deceased relative. Graduate student Neil Bhatt made the digital slide presentation “The Curious Case of the Read More …
Partly cloudy skies greeted 34 visitors (20 children and 14 adults) from Eagle Heights Public School Grade-6 class for Exploring the Stars at the Cronyn Observatory, Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014, 6:00 p.m. Graduate student Tony Martinez made the digital slide presentation “Life in the Universe” and answered questions.