Your local chapter of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Center activities to promote astronomy education.
Cloudy skies greeted 28 visitors (13 children and 15 adults) from the 3rd St. Thomas Brownies for Exploring the Stars at Western University’s Cronyn Observatory, Tuesday, April 7th, 2015, 6:30 p.m. Graduate student Parshati Patel made the digital slide presentation“The Scout / Guide Astronomy Badge”, (designed especially for Brownies). Parshati followed this with the activity “Telescope Read More …
Cloudy skies with rain showers greeted 8 visitors (5 girls and 3 adults) from the Talbot Street Church GEMS for Exploring the Stars at the Cronyn Observatory, Thursday, April 2nd, 2015, 7:15 p.m. Graduate student Parshati Patel made the digital slide presentation“Our Solar System” and fielded questions. Parshati followed this with the activity “Kitchen Comet”, making a comet Read More …
Mostly clear skies with a few clouds greeted 15 visitors (including 10 Grade 7-8 students and 5 adults) from Wilfrid Jury Public School for Exploring the Stars at Western University’s Cronyn Observatory, Tuesday, March 31st, 2015, 6:00 p.m. Graduate student Parshati Patel made the digital slide presentation “Our Solar System” and fielded questions. Parshati followed this with Read More …
Clear skies with increasingly hazy clouds later in the evening greeted 30 members and friends from the Space Society of London (SSoL) who car-pooled from their meeting point outside Western University’s Cronyn Observatory to Fingal Wildlife Management Area. RASC London Centre member Peter Jedicke was on hand to coordinate the departure from the Cronyn.
Cloudy skies greeted 7 visitors (3 students and 4 adults, including the teacher) from the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School Grade-9 class for Exploring the Stars at the Cronyn Observatory, Thursday, March 26th, 2015, 7:00 p.m. Graduate student Parshati Patel made 2 digital slide presentations, beginning with “Extra Solar Planets” and following this with “Life in the Read More …