Author: Robert Duff

Cloudy skies and damp weather greeted a “Student group” of 6 Western University students to the Cronyn Observatory for Exploring the Stars, Tuesday, October 21st, 2014, 7:00 p.m. Graduate student Shannon Hicks made the digital slide presentation “Extra Solar Planets” and answered questions. Shannon then invited the group up to the table set up at Read More …

Cloudy, later partly clearing skies greeted 30 visitors (19 children and 11 adults) from the Canadian Association for Girls in Science, Matthews Hall School, for Exploring the Stars at the Cronyn Observatory, Thursday, October 16th, 2014, 7:00 p.m. Graduate student Tony Martinez made the digital slide presentation "Extra Solar Planets" and used the "Transit Demonstration" Read More …

Clear skies with a few clouds greeted 23 visitors from the 59th Beaver Scouts (including 6 Beavers, 8 other children and 9 adults) for Exploring the Stars at the Cronyn Observatory, Wednesday, October 15th, 2014, 6:00 p.m. Graduate student Shannon Hicks made the digital slide presentation “Our Solar System”.  RASC London Centre was represented by Read More …

The sky was cloudy with occasional light rain as graduate student Tony Martinez began the digital slide presentation “The Life and Times of Stars” before 5 student visitors from Huron University College on Tuesday, October 14th, 2014, 6:37 p.m.

Clear skies becoming partly cloudy later greeted 27 visitors (17 children and 10 adults) from Jean Vanier Catholic School Grade-6 class for Exploring the Stars at the Cronyn Observatory, Thursday, October 9th, 2014, 7:00 p.m. Graduate student Parshati Patel made the digital slide presentation, “The Stuff of Stars” and followed this with the activity “Constellation”, Read More …