Cronyn Observatory

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The Hume Cronyn Memorial Observatory at Western University is the central place for our Astronomy Public Events and Outreach Activities.

London, Ontario, Canada
cronyn.uwo.ca
Joined September 2011
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  1. Retweeted
    Aug 19

    ATTENTION: Science communicators and space rocks curators! Western Space has two amazing roles to fill and we want YOU on our team! Check out the postings at or send us a DM for more info🚀🚀🚀🚀

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  2. Aug 9

    If you're interested in our Observatory, astronomy, history, poetry and visual arts, here is an event you don't want to miss. Hear our own Mark Tovey preview an upcoming book that combines it all -- a unique edition with an interesting historical link to our Observatory!

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  3. Jul 24

    We are almost ready to go live for our Virtual Public Night! You can join us via Facebook Live or Zoom. We will be learning all about Galaxies - near and far. Zoom link can be found here:

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  4. Jul 23

    Our Observing Assistant Fredricka is having a blast doing Solar Observing with our . If we're lucky, she might even stick around for tomorrow's Virtual Public Night to learn all about galaxies near and far!

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  5. Jul 22

    We will show lots of pretty galaxy pics and live views through our telescopes (weather permitting). Our astronomers will be online to answer all your questions about space! Join us through facebook live, or directly on zoom:

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  6. Jul 22

    Our next virtual public night is this Saturday, July 24 2021, 8:30pm--10:30pm. Our theme is "Galaxies"! Hear talk about "When Big Galaxies Collide" and has a captivating story about "A long time ago in a galaxy very, very nearby".

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  7. Jul 14

    Due to scheduling constraints, we unfortunately have to reschedule our virtual public night that was planned for this Saturday. Instead, our next virtual public night will now take place on Saturday July 24, 8:30pm--10:30pm. More details to follow soon!

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  8. Jun 12

    We are live! Join us () to see our nearest neighbour as you've never seen it before, look at craters and eclipses, and hear about Canada's return to the Moon and Western's lunar research as well as Canada's role in the Apollo landings.

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  9. Jun 11

    Join us for this virtual public night via zoom (registration takes 5 seconds: ) or connect to our facebook live stream (). Tomorrow, Saturday June 12, 8:30pm-10:30pm. (2/2)

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  10. Jun 11

    For tomorrow's virtual public night (8:30pm-10:30pm), the Moon takes centre stage. See our nearest neighbour as you've never seen it before, look at craters and eclipses, and hear about Canada's return to the Moon and Western's lunar research! (1/2)

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    Jun 10

    What's better than getting up early and head out to see the sunrise with a few friends? Seeing the eclipsed sun rise between University College and Middlesex College towers!

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  12. Jun 8

    Join us this Saturday, June 12, 8:30pm--10:30pm for our virtual public night: "The Moon - our closest neighbour". We'll show you fun things on and about the Moon, and and will tell us all about Western's role in Canada's return to the Moon!

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    May 20

    Today we are excited to share another amazing announcement about one of our fantastic faculty members Dr. Els Peeters. Learn more about her here:

    An international team, including Els Peeters from Western University’s Institute for Earth and Space Exploration, will use NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (scheduled to launch in October 2021) to study a portion of the radiated cloud called the Orion Bar to learn more about the influence massive stars have on their environments, and even on the formation of our own solar system. Read the full article here: https://news.westernu.ca/2021/05/western-space-webb-telescope/
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  14. May 7

    To hear all these amazing guest speakers, connect to our facebook live stream () or our Zoom webinar (). Event is tomorrow, Saturday May 8, 8:00pm-10:00pm.

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  15. May 7

    It's not everyday that a star explodes, goes supernova and becomes visible to the unaided eye. After Kepler saw one in 1604, we had to wait until Dr. Ian Shelton's discovery of supernova SN1987A. Hear him tell the story tomorrow at our virtual public night!

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  16. May 6

    Londoner and Western graduate Dr. Rob Weryk became world famous in 2017 when he discovered the first asteroid of interstellar origin. Hear him tell his exciting story during our special Virtual Public Night this Saturday!

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  17. May 5

    Meet Dr.JJ Kavelaars who discovered several moons around Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. We're super excited that he will be one of our guest speakers this Saturday during our virtual Public Night!

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  18. May 4

    Meet our first speaker for Saturday's Virtual Public Night: legendary comet hunter David Levy. He will recount his experience following the discovery of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, that famously impacted Jupiter in 1994.

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  19. May 4

    Join Cronyn Observatory this Saturday, May 8th, at 8pm for a Special Edition Virtual Public Night in honor of Science Rendezvous. Our theme "Canadian Discoveries in Astronomy" is sure to impress you! Stay tuned to find the identities of our five special guest speakers!

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    May 2

    Not only do our partners at have some amazing challenges for , they have awesome virtual events lined up including virtual tours AND an astronomy night with ! Find out more:

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