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Partly cloudy skies greeted some 50 visitors to the Centre for Planetary Science & Exploration (CPSX) event at the Cronyn Observatory, Wednesday, October 8th, 8:30 p.m. This was following the 10th Annual CPSX Distinguished Public Lecture “Finding Earth’s Twin: The Great Escape” by MIT Professor Dr. Sara Seager in Western’s Paul Davenport Theatre, Talbot Read More …
Clear skies greeted visitors to Western University’s Cronyn Observatory Public Night, Saturday, 4th October, 2014, 7:00 p.m. Graduate student Dilini Subasinghe made her digital slide presentation "Jupiter". The talk finished at 7:30 p.m. and was attended by 26 adults and 7 children.
Clear skies greeted visitors to the Cronyn Observatory for International Observe the Moon Night, Saturday, September 6th, 2014, 4:00—10:00 p.m. Scheduled events included a Rover Exhibit (4:00—6:15 p.m.) Kids Activities (5:30 p.m.—), Public Talk, Panel Discussion, Raffle Draw & Art Contest Prizes and Telescope Viewing (5:00—10:00 p.m.). There were estimated to be more than 100 Read More …
Partly cloudy, later clearing skies greeted visitors to Western University’s Cronyn Observatory Summer Public Night, Saturday, August 30th, 2014, 8:30 p.m. Graduate student Kendra Kellogg made her digital slide presentation “Our Connection to the Cosmos”.
Clear skies enticed a good crowd to the Cronyn Observatory; however, as dusk set in fast-moving clouds from the northeast almost completely obscured the sky for about an hour. It was only towards 10:00 p.m. that the clouds dissipated, finally allowing an unobstructed view of a fairly transparent, clear sky with good seeing.