Public Nights at The Hume Cronyn Observatory
Summer Schedule 2010:
Saturday, May 1 through to Saturday, August 28, 2010
Open House is run every Saturday evening during the months of May, June, July, and August. No reservations needed here; come and go as you please. Start time is 20:30 (8:30 p.m.). Closing time is 23:00 (11:00 p.m.). This is a time to view the skies through the telescope and to pose your favorite questions to the astronomer hosting the evening. Objects viewed vary with the season, but might include the Moon, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, binary stars, star clusters, planetary nebulae, or galaxies. There is nothing like seeing these things with your own eyes!
Come and go as you please throughout the evening.
In the event of cloudy skies, the
observatory will still be open for slides and a look at the
telescopes, and closing time might be earlier.
We often have members of the Royal Astronomical
Society of Canada on hand with their portable telescopes set up
on our front lawn. So if you're interested in doing some astronomy
as a hobby, these are the people to talk to.
Check our parking page for information on where to park.
Our research observatory is north of London, but not generally open for visitors.
Winter Schedule 2010-11:
The observatory is open once a month and on extra special occasions through our Exploring the Stars program.
