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Graduate student Tyler Desjardins made the digital slide presentation, The Big Bang before 25 visitors, including 22 students and 3 adults, from the H. B. Beal Secondary School Science Club, at the Cronyn Observatory for Exploring the Stars, Wednesday, February 22nd, 7:00 p.m.
Star Night, for the 2nd Ailsa Craig Brownies and 1st Ailsa Craig Sparks at Camp Sylvan. The forecast was for clearing but the clouds never parted and nothing was visible except small light domes from nearby towns. There were 17 children from the 2nd Ailsa Craig Brownies and 1st Ailsa Craig Sparks along with 4 Read More …
Cold weather and clouds blowing in from the west greeted visitors. Graduate student Emily McCullough directed the 25.4cm refractor in the dome towards the two-day-prior-to first quarter crescent Moon, which made a splendid view in the 32mm Erfle eyepiece.