We’re kicking off the year with an out-of-this-world theme: Mars Ananya Srivastava (@whereisananya), PhD student in Planetary Sciences, whose research focuses on Mars will present highlights about past and upcoming missions on Mars Admission is FREE and open to everyone!

Join us on Wednesday, November 6th from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. for the launch of Dr. John Moores’ first book: Daydreaming in the Solar System: Surfing Saturn's Rings, Golfing on the Moon, and Other Adventures in Space Exploration. No registration is required!

Observatory Director Prof. Jan Cami created this time lapse this past Saturday that shows comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS as a faint object setting behind the dome at the end of the video. Do you recognize yourself on the observing deck in this video?

Black holes are cool. But black hole triplets are cooler. This Saturday, come listen to Ariel Chitan to learn about what happens when three black holes start their cosmic dance together, and why astronomers are interested in studying them!

🌍 Have you ever wondered how we defend our planet from space threats? Join us to explore the thrilling science of planetary defence with Prof. Margaret Campbell-Brown! Discover how astronomers track and deflect meteors, asteroids, and other space objects to keep Earth safe.

Come join us for an exciting public night at Cronyn Observatory on Saturday, July 6, from 8:30 to 11:00 pm. Prof. Stan Metchev will delve into the fascinating 'Search for Earth 2.0'. Hope to see you there!

Come join us for upcoming public night on Saturday, June 29, from 8:30 to 11:00 pm. Maxwell Welyhorsky will be talking about Canadarm3: Canada's contribution to the NASA-led Gateway and Artemis missions. Maxwell is an expert when it comes to cameras and sensors on the Canadarm3.

We’re excited to invite you to our public night. Cronyn Observatory will open its doors on Saturday, June 22nd, from 8:30 to 11:00 pm. Rina Rast will be talking about “Be/X-ray binaries: stellar siblings with complicated relationships” We will also set up telescopes!

You’re all invited to our next public night. Cronyn Observatory will open its doors on Saturday, June 15th, from 8:30 to 11:00 pm where Anusha Ravikumar will be talking about “Ae Stars: The Coolest Celestial Fashion Icons”

So you think you've found a space rock...how can you tell? That is what Prof. Paul Wiegert will be talking about during our next public night. Please join us on June 8th, 2024, from 8:30 to 11:00 pm.

We’re excited to invite you to our public night. Cronyn Observatory will open its doors on Saturday, June 1st, from 8:30 to 11:00 pm. Prof. Pauline Barmby will be talking about the Euclid mission.

We’re excited to invite you to our public night tomorrow. Cronyn Observatory will open its doors on Saturday, May 25th, from 8:30 to 11:00 pm. Maximilian Vovk will be talking about “From Shooting Stars to Satellite Safety”

We’re excited to invite you to our public night tomorrow. Cronyn Observatory will open its doors on Saturday, May 18th, from 8:30 to 11:00 pm. Samantha Lambier will be talking about the Search for Life Around Ultracool Dwarf Stars.

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!

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 James Webb Space Telescope.

~~~ CHANGE OF PROGRAM ~~~ Our speaker Mark Tovey is unfortunately not able to do his presentation tomorrow, due to personal circumstances. Nevertheless, we have an alternative presentation on light pollution, which will hopefully spark some interesting discussions!

If you don’t want to keep them, we would be happy to collect the used glasses and use them for our outreach programs! You can bring them in during one of our public nights. Thank you so much for considering!

@drsoup09 @WesternU We ran out unfortunately… sorry about that! There’s a few left perhaps at Forked River brewery, and on Sunday virgin radio is giving glasses away.

We welcome you all to our next public night on Saturday, April 13th, from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. It’s a special theme this time – Observatory Curator Dr. Mark Tovey will explore Hume Cronyn Jr.'s cinematic contributions.