Events

Join us between 7:30 to 11:00pm for a special event celebrating the 550th anniversary of Nicolaus Copernicus' birth. The event will feature guest speakers Professor Pauline Barmby and Professor Gordon 'Oz' Osinski discussing Copernicus' life and work. There will also be a special Copernicus exhibition, and stargazing with the observatory telescope. No registration required, you […]

Update: Unfortunately, the weather forecast for this Saturday, Oct 14 2023, is not looking favorable to observe this solar eclipse from London, with predictions of 0 hours of sunshine, and lots of rain. Clearly, in such weather we will sadly not be able to show you the Sun through our telescopes or eclipse glasses. However, […]

Join us for a celestial evening at the Cronyn Observatory on Oct 21st to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night! 🌔✨ 🚀 Event Breakdown: 2:00 - 4:30 pm: (Re)naming the Moon - A moon crater drawing workshop 🎨 in collaboration with McIntosh Gallery (Registration required: http://www.events.westernu.ca/events/mcintosh-gallery/2023-10/renaming-the-moon-a-moon.html) 5:00 - 7:00 pm: Moon-themed activities for kids.  7:00 […]

Unearthed after 75 years, the lost manuscript of Beatrice W. Welling comes to life this evening in "A Cosmic Treasury: Seeing the skies through poets' eyes — weekly poems and art for the year." This anthology, completed in 1943, is a celebration of the heavens, featuring over 80 poems spanning more than 300 years of […]

Join us between 7:00 to 9:00 pm and have your chance to look through telescopes, talk to astronomers and ask them questions. No registration is required, you can come and go as you please, making it the perfect activity for a spontaneous night out or a fun date with friends or family.   Venue: Cronyn […]

Join us on February 10th, 2024, at Cronyn Observatory to celebrate Girls and Women in Astronomy. This is an all-genders welcome public event on the occasion of International Day for women and girls in Science. Get a chance to hear from an expert panel about women in science, their journey and challenges, and everything related. […]

Join us between 7:00 to 9:00 pm and have your chance to look through telescopes, talk to astronomers and ask them questions. No registration is required, you can come and go as you please, making it the perfect activity for a spontaneous night out or a fun date with friends or family.   Venue: Cronyn […]

Join us between 8:00 to 10:00 pm and have your chance to look through telescopes, talk to astronomers and ask them questions, especially about the upcoming total solar eclipse on April 8th, 2024. No registration is required, you can come and go as you please, making it the perfect activity for a spontaneous night out […]

Join us between 8:00 to 10:00 pm and have your chance to look through telescopes, talk to astronomers and ask them questions. No registration is required, you can come and go as you please, making it the perfect activity for a spontaneous night out or a fun date with friends or family.   Venue: Cronyn […]

We welcome you all to our next public night on Saturday, May 4th, from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. Prof. Els Peeters will take you on a tour of our nearest star-forming region through the eyes of the James Webb Space Telescope.   🔭 As always, if we have clear skies,  we will keep our […]

We welcome you all to our next public night, on Saturday, May 11th, from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. Prof. Peter Brown, a world expert on asteroids, will be talking about how we can defend our Planet Earth from asteroid impacts.    🔭 As always, if we have clear skies,  we will keep our telescopes […]

We welcome you all to our next public night.  🔭 As always, if we have clear skies,  we will keep our telescopes ready for night sky observing. Engage with expert astronomers, ask burning questions, and gaze at the night sky through both our vintage and more modern telescopes. It's a perfect opportunity to learn, explore, […]