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Mostly clear skies with a few hazy clouds greeted some 110 visitors to Western University’s Cronyn Observatory Public Night, Saturday, June 6th, 2015, 8:30 p.m. Graduate student Neven Vulic made his digital slide presentation “X-Ray Astronomy: No Lead Required” twice during course of the evening. Peter Jedicke counted 95 people before Neven’s second slide talk Read More …
Cloudy skies and damp weather greeted 18 visitors to Western University’s Cronyn Observatory Public Night, Saturday, May 30th, 2015, 8:30 p.m. Professor Els Peeters made her digital slide presentation “Carbon and Our Cosmic Roots” before an audience of about 10 visitors (including 1 child). There were 4 visitors—a couple with 2 children—in the dome. More Read More …
Mostly clear skies greeted an estimated 70 visitors to Western University’s Cronyn Observatory Public Night, Saturday, May 23rd, 2015, 8:30 p.m. Professor Stan Metchev began the first of 3 presentations of his digital slide presentation “Towards Finding Other Earths” before an audience of about 18 visitors (including 6 children). He made his presentation a second Read More …
RASC London Centre Past President and Public Outreach Coordinator Dave McCarter had already set up his 254mm Dobsonian telescope beside his car on the driveway beside the grassy baseball diamond of Heritage Park just north of Ilderton Public Library when Bob Duff arrived around 7:30 p.m. for the Ilderton Public Library Star Night, Friday, May Read More …
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 …