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Cloudy skies and light wet snow flurries greeted visitors to the Cronyn Observatory Public Night, Saturday, January 11th, 2014, 7:00 p.m. There were 22 people in the audience by the time graduate student Tony Martinez finished the first of 2 presentations of the digital slide show “Life in the Universe.” There were 4 other visitors Read More …
Thin hazy clouds partially obscuring a 2-day-past-first quarter Moon greeted 31 visitors (21 children and 10 adults) from the 31st B Cubs of London for Exploring the Stars at the Cronyn Observatory, Thursday, January 9th, 2014, 6:30 p.m. Since seeing conditions were doubtful, graduate student Shannon Hicks immediately brought everybody upstairs into the dome where Read More …
Cloudy skies with occasional snow flurries greeted visitors to the Cronyn Observatory Public Night, Saturday, December 14th, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Graduate student Dilini Subasinghe began her digital slide presentation, “Smaller Bits of the Solar System,” before 6 visitors, including one small child. More people arrived, increasing the total to 10 visitors by the end of Read More …
Cloudy skies greeted 20 visitors (16 children and 4 adults) from the 50th London Guides, to the Cronyn Observatory for Exploring the Stars, Thursday, December 5th, 2013, 6:30 p.m. Graduate student Tony Martinez made the digital slide presentation “The Scout / Guide Astronomy Badge.” Tony reported that the Guides were full of questions and so Read More …
Cloudy skies greeted 22 visitors (11 children and 11 adults) from the 77th Masonville Beavers, including Western Astronomy faculty member Dr. Pauline Barmby, to the Cronyn Observatory for Exploring the Stars, Wednesday, December 4th, 2013, 6:15 p.m. Graduate student Shannon Hicks made the digital slide presentation “Our Solar System” and followed this with the activity Read More …