2nd Annual AstroCATS show

Saturday 2014-05-03 and Sunday 2014-05-04. This year will be bigger and better with: – Different location with vastly improved facilities at the brand new David Braley Athletic Centre @ Mohawk College – More exhibitors and Guest Speakers – A full-scale Solar Observing Program sponsored by Lunt Solar Systems – In addition to Door Prizes and Read More …

Cronyn Observatory Public Night, Saturday, December 14th, 2013

Cloudy skies with occasional snow flurries greeted visitors to the Cronyn Observatory Public Night, Saturday, December 14th, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Graduate student Dilini Subasinghe began her digital slide presentation, “Smaller Bits of the Solar System,” before 6 visitors, including one small child. More people arrived, increasing the total to 10 visitors by the end of Read More …

Exploring the Stars, 50th London Guides, Thursday, December 5th, 2013

Cloudy skies greeted 20 visitors (16 children and 4 adults) from the 50th London Guides, to the Cronyn Observatory for Exploring the Stars, Thursday, December 5th, 2013, 6:30 p.m. Graduate student Tony Martinez made the digital slide presentation “The Scout / Guide Astronomy Badge.” Tony reported that the Guides were full of questions and so Read More …

Exploring the Stars, 77th Masonville Beavers, Wednesday, December 4th, 2013

Cloudy skies greeted 22 visitors (11 children and 11 adults) from the 77th Masonville Beavers, including Western Astronomy faculty member Dr. Pauline Barmby, to the Cronyn Observatory for Exploring the Stars, Wednesday, December 4th, 2013, 6:15 p.m. Graduate student Shannon Hicks made the digital slide presentation “Our Solar System” and followed this with the activity Read More …

Exploring the Stars, 55th Girl Guides Unit of London, Thursday, November 28th, 2013

Hazy, partly cloudy skies greeted 43 visitors (25 children and 18 adults) from the 55th Girl Guides Unit of London for Exploring the Stars at the Cronyn Observatory, Thursday, November 28th, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Graduate student Tony Martinez made the digital slide presentation “The Scout / Guide Astronomy Badge.” Before starting his slide presentation, Tony Read More …