International Observe the Moon Night
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 […]
The Long Lost Manuscript of Cronyn Observatory: A visual and poetic experience of the night sky
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 […]
Astronomical Events in 2024
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 […]
Women in Astronomy Night
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. […]
Pre-telescopic astronomical instrumentation
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 […]
Eclipses
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 […]
Public Night
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 […]
JWST public night
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 […]
Defending Earth from Asteroid Impacts
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 […]
Public Night
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, […]
Public Night
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, […]
Summer Public Night
We’re excited to invite you to our public night. You'll get a chance to attend an astronomy talk by one of the astronomers at Western University. 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 […]