Your local chapter of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Center activities to promote astronomy education.
Cloudy skies greeted 10 members (adults) of the Arva Friendship Club to the Cronyn Observatory for Exploring the Stars, Tuesday, February 12th, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Graduate student Emily McCullough made her digital slide presentation, “A Tour of Our Neighbourhood,” and this was followed by a tour of the dome.
Clear skies greeted 79 visitors (including 12 children) to the Cronyn Observatory Open House, Saturday, February 9th, 2013, 7:00 p.m. They were welcomed by graduate students Parshati Patel and Ted Rudyk. Parshati made her digital slide presentation, “Jupiter Rules: Top 10 Reasons Why Jupiter is the Best Planet.”
Clear skies greeted 17 visitors (9 children and 8 adults) from the 99th London Sparks to the Cronyn Observatory for Exploring the Stars on Wednesday, February 6th, 2013, 6:30 p.m. They were welcomed by graduate students Parshati Patel, Emily McCullough and Ted Rudyk.
Cloudy skies and snow flurries greeted 35 visitors (21 children and 14 adults) from the 17th London Brownies to the Cronyn Observatory for Exploring the Stars on Tuesday, February 5th, 2013, 6:30 p.m. Graduate student Emily McCullough made her digital slide presentation, “Brownies Exploring Space.”
Hazy cloudy skies with occasional snow flurries greeted 49 visitors (26 children and 23 adults) from the Northdale Central Public School Grade-6 class (Dorchester) at the Cronyn Observatory for Exploring the Stars on Thursday, January 31st, 7:00 p.m. Graduate student Emily McCullough began the digital slide presentation, “The Solar System.”