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Public Night
2022-12-10 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto)
Have your chance to tour the observatory and look at celestial objects through telescopes (weather permitting). You can participate in Astronomy demos, and step back into the rich history of our unique facility. You’re invited to this Public Night!

SNAC Public Night
2022-11-01 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto)
On November 1st, we will open up the Cronyn Observatory for the public to enjoy short talks by professional astronomers, look at celestial objects through our telescopes (weather permitting), participate in cool astronomy demos and step back into the rich history of the Cronyn Observatory.
For this Public Night, we are joining forces with the “Space as a National Asset for Canada” (SNAC) conference (https://snac.uwo.ca/), happening in London from Oct 31 – Nov 2, 2022. SNAC conference attendees are also invited to this fun evening at Cronyn!
More about SNAC:
Western Space will be hosting SNAC 2022 to bring together the space community in universities, industry, and government, explore the current and future value of space technologies for Earth applications and discuss Canadian ambitions for space. Topics will include exploration science and technologies, Earth observations for climate change and food security, policy and law, space resources, space debris, and more.
We are excited to welcome you to this Public Night!
Venue: Cronyn Observatory, Western University
Time: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
You can find directions to the Observatory and Parking information here:

Directions, Maps and Parking

Hope to see you all there!

Rocks on Earth and in Space
2022-10-01 17:00 - 22:00 (America/Toronto)
“Rocks on Earth and in Space”
This Saturday join us for a joint public event – a collaboration between the Richard W. Hutchinson Geoscience Collaborative Suite (1 – 5 pm) and the Cronyn Observatory (5 – 10 pm). Start your afternoon by checking out beautiful exhibitions of rocks, minerals and meteorites and you can head over to Cronyn Observatory at 5 pm to join us for International Observe the Moon night for a night filled with Moon and Star gazing and space-themed activities for kids.
This public afternoon at the Richard W. Hutchinson Geoscience Collaborative Suite will include geoscience activities for children recommended ages 6 and up, and a microscopy demonstration: see what different rocks, minerals, fossils and meteorites look like when viewed through a microscope. We will do solar observing right next to the Suite (weather permitting) and display our beautiful exhibitions of rocks, minerals, fossils and meteorites from around the world. For more info, please visit: https://uwo.ca/earth/geocollections/events/public.html
At 5:00 pm, you can head over to Cronyn Observatory which is just a 10 minute walk from the Hutchinson Suite. We have some fun space-themed activities planned for kids in the first half of the evening. Starting at around 8:00 pm, you will have your chance to look through our large 10 inch refracting telescope in the dome and other amateur telescopes as well (weather permitting).
Please Note: You will be required to show proof of vaccination to attend the event.

Maps & Directions:
The Cronyn Observatory is located on Western’s campus, right next to Alumni Hall. You can find it most easily by clicking on Google Maps (or searching for “Cronyn Observatory”).
Parking:
If you visit the Observatory on the weekend, you can use the Alumni-Thompson parking lot right next to the Observatory. It is free on weekends.

Doors Open
2022-09-17 14:00 (America/Halifax) | Cronyn Observatory, Western University, London, Ontario, N6G 1G8, Canada
Cronyn Observatory will participate in Doors Open London on Sep 17, 2:00 – 10:00 pm.
The observatory, which showcases our cultural and historical heritage, will be open for tours. We will observe the sun through solar telescope in the afternoon and stargazing in the evening (weather permitting).

It’s a free event, no registration is required. Please note, that proof of vaccination will be required.

Venue: Cronyn Observatory, Western University.
(The Observatory does not have a street address. It is located on the Western University Campus on Lambton Drive right across from Alumni Hall)

We hope to see you there!

JWST Public Night
2022-08-06 20:30 - 23:00 (America/Halifax) | Cronyn Observatory, Western University, London, Ontario, N6G 1G8, Canada
Come join us to Know more about First images of James Webb Space Telescope and talk to Astronomers who has very first access the JWST’s data.
