Category: Star Parties

as Reported by Norman McCall Clear skies and some 20 guests welcomed RASC London Centre members Everett Clark, Gaetan Godin and Norman McCall who arrived around 8:15 p.m. for the Star Night at Fanshawe Conservation Area, Tuesday, July 5th, 2016.

Clear skies greeted some 60 or more enthusiastic children and parents for the Star Night at Matthews Hall School in London, Thursday, April 14th, 2016, 8:00 p.m. The Star Night involved the whole school from JK to Grade-8 and outdoor lighting was turned off for better viewing through telescopes.

Cloudy, later clearing skies and a north wind greeted nearly 200 visitors to the Cronyn Observatory for the 6th annual International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN), Saturday, September 19th, 2015, 5:00—10:00 p.m. This worldwide celebration of the Moon was hosted locally by Western University’s Physics and Astronomy Department Exploring the Stars program, CPSX (Centre for Read More …

The skies were mostly clear as RASC London Centre Past President and Public Outreach Coordinator Dave McCarter and fellow members Harold Tutt and Gaetan Godin set up their telescopes for a Star Night at Pittock Conservation Area near Woodstock, Ontario, Saturday, August 22nd, 2015. Dave brought his 25.4cm Dobsonian; Harold, his 80mm Stellarvue Nighthawk refractor Read More …

Mostly cloudy skies greeted some 30 visitors for the Lake Whittaker Conservation Area Star Night, Friday, July 24th, 2015. This event was organized by new RASC London Centre member, Scott Vodon, working at the Conservation Area for the summer, and London Centre’s Public Outreach Coordinator, Dave McCarter.