Upcoming Events

murphyme2010 · 27-08-2014 6:21pm

Hello All,

The IAS' monthly Sidewalk Astronomy session will be held on the 5th September at the Martello tower car-park in Sandymount from 8 to 10PM.
We will be observing the 11 day old Moon.

This is a free event and all are welcome.

As the event is weather dependant remember to check our facebook page or our website on the day to see if we are going ahead.

Regards,

Michael.

Kosmos100 · 11-09-2014 5:14pm

Anyone interested in an astronomy beginners course might like to check out the adult education section of Malahide Community School website. Registration is at 7pm on Tuesday September 16th 2014 and the ten week course commences a week later on Tuesday September 23rd.

murphyme2010 · 30-09-2014 1:18pm

The IAS will be meeting at the Martello Tower car-park on Sandymount at 8PM to observe the 9 day old Moon.

As the event is weather dependent Please check the website (www.irishastrosoc.org) before attending.

Hope to see you all there.

murphyme2010 · 03-10-2014 1:13pm

murphyme2010 wrote: »

The IAS will be meeting at the Martello Tower car-park on Sandymount at 8PM to observe the 9 day old Moon.

As the event is weather dependent Please check the website (www.irishastrosoc.org) before attending.

Hope to see you all there.

Hi All, The weather forecast for this evening is dreadful so we have decided to cancel our Sandymount sidewalk astronomy event.
Hope we get better weather next month.

Michael.

Seanie M · 05-10-2014 9:11pm

The next Midlands Astronomy Club (MAC) public lecture takes place in the Clonamore House, Arden Road, Tullamore, as follows:

Date & Time: Tuesday October 7th @ 8pm.
Speaker/Topic: Ms. Maire McKay
Title: 'Galaxies'
Admission: Members are free, non-members €2, all are welcome.

Maire McKay, 3 times former Club Chairperson delivers this next talk. For more information about MAC check out www.midlandsastronomy.com or check us out on Facebook.

October's SkyMaps will also be available on the night FREE.

Clear Skies,

Seanie Morris.

murphyme2010 · 13-10-2014 1:20pm

The IAS will hold it's next monthly meeting on Monday 20th October at 8PM in Ely House.

Dr. Paul Dawson, School of Cosmic Physics, DIAS will be talking on 'How to cook up a star'.

The event is free and all are welcome.

Details here.

murphyme2010 · 21-10-2014 1:17pm

Hello All,

The IAS will be holding it's Christmas party on 5th December at 19:30.

The event is free but booking is required.

Details here.

murphyme2010 · 24-10-2014 1:20pm

Hello All,

The IAS will be meeting at the Martello Tower car-park on Sandymount at 8PM to observe the 1st Quarter Moon.

As the event is weather dependent Please check the website (www.irishastrosoc.org) before attending.

Hope to see you all there.

machiavellianme · 02-11-2014 2:33pm

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) will host a public lecture in the Alexander Hotel, Dublin 2, as follows:

Date & Time: Thursday, November 6th from 6pm (Event at 6:30pm).
Speaker/Topic: Rory Fitzpatrick (National Space Centre)
Title: 'Ireland's Space Endeavours: An intro to our contributions in Space exploration and communication'
Admission: Free and open to all.

For more information about this event check out The IET site.

murphyme2010 · 23-11-2014 1:36pm

Hi All,

Just a reminder that our November monthly meeting will take place tomorrow in Ely House, Ely place Dublin 2.

Details here.

FlipperThePriest · 27-11-2014 5:46pm

30th November - Star-Gazing Night at Slieve Gullion Forest Park

Details Here

A 'free' evening of Star-gazing led by Terry Mosel from the Irish Astronomical Association and hosted by local Geo Ambassador Therese Hamill. Present on the night will be a selection of images taken by the 'Hubble Space Telescope', and you will have the opportunity to hold some meteorites dating to 4.5 billion years. Part of this event will be held outside so please dress suitably.

Sounds good!

murphyme2010 · 20-01-2015 2:07pm

Hello All,

The IAS monthly meeting for January will take place on 26th January 2015 at 8PM in Ely House, Ely Place Dublin 2.

We have a double lecture this evening:

Stars from the city : Getting started in night sky photography by John Dolan.

and

Mission to Pluto by John Flannery.

This is a free event and all are welcome.
Details here.

murphyme2010 · 29-01-2015 2:19pm

Hello All,

The IAS will be meeting at the car-park opposite the Clontarf Yacht and Boat club at 8PM to observe the 1st Quarter Moon.

As the event is weather dependent Please check the website (www.irishastrosoc.org) before attending.

Hope to see you all there.

murphyme2010 · 29-01-2015 2:20pm

Hello All,

The IAS will be meeting at the Martello Tower car-park on Sandymount at 8PM to observe the 1st Quarter Moon.

As the event is weather dependent Please check the website (www.irishastrosoc.org) before attending.

Hope to see you all there.

murphyme2010 · 17-02-2015 8:35pm

Hello All,

The IAS February meeting will take place on Monday 23rd February at 8PM in Ely House.

The speaker will be Dr Brian Espey from UCD.

The topic is Light Pollution.

This is a free event and all are welcome.

Full details here.

Hope to see you there

Seanie M · 27-02-2015 6:42pm

The next Midlands Astronomy Club (MAC) public lecture takes place in the Clonamore House, Arden Road, Tullamore, as follows:

Date & Time: Tuesday March 3rd @ 8pm.
Speaker/Topic: Seanie Morris/MAC Members
Title: 'Telescope Night for Beginners'
Admission: Members are free, non-members €2, all ages and levels of interest are welcome.

There will also be a preview of what to expect for the Partial Solar Eclipse and Friday March 20th. If the weather is in our favour, we will take the telescopes out onto the front lawn for an observing session! For more information about MAC check out www.midlandsastronomy.com or check us out on Facebook.

March's SkyMaps will also be available on the night FREE.

Clear Skies,

Seanie Morris.

murphyme2010 · 07-03-2015 7:30pm

Dunsink Observatory will be holding an event to mark the partial solar eclipse.

Full details are here.

Seanie M · 15-04-2015 11:07am

Once again, the Shamrock Lodge Hotel in Athlone becomes the Centre of the Universe as Midlands Astronomy Club host their biggest annual star party of cosmic significance.

Dedicated COSMOS 2015 page can be found here: www.midlandsastronomy.com

and lots of discussion can be found on the IFAS boards here:
http://www.irishastronomy.org/index.php?option=com_kunena&view=topic&catid=11&id=100029&Itemid=211

Speakers of world-renowned significance include:
Prof. John Zarnecki (his second visit to COSMOS), Director of the International Space Science Institute, Switzerland
Mr. Nick Howes, Science Writer and Astronomer from the UK
Mr. Steve Richards, Astronomer and Author from the UK
Ms. Kate Russo, Psychologist and Eclipse Chaser
Mr. Brian Harvey, Astronomy Writer and Space Enthusiast
Mr. Keith Geary, renowned Irish Astrophotographer
Mr. Emmet Mordaunt, Midlands Astronomy Club

Also on the programme:
An air powered Rocket Workshop on Saturday morning with Ms. Deirdre Kelleghan (aimed at the kids, but open to all)
Rocket launches during lunch on Saturday with prizes to be won
A Sunday morning bus ride to Birr Castle as part of the festivities.

Checkout the COSMOS 2015 Facebook page for a movie about making an air powered rocket. You can make one at home and bring it with you on Saturday!

Any questions, please contact Midlands Astronomy Club, or myself, here or through our website.

Hope to see you there!

Seanie Morris,
MAC Secretary.

murphyme2010 · 22-04-2015 1:18pm

Hello All,

The IAS will be meeting by the Martello Tower in Sandymount at 8PM on Friday 24th April.

We will also be meeting opposite the Clontarf Boat and Yacht club at 8PM on Saturday 25th April.

Both events are weather depentent, please check our website after 6PM on the day.

Our April monthly meeting will take place at 8PM on Monday 27th in Ely house.
The speaker is Dr. Frank Mulligan, Maynooth University and his talk is on
Phenomena from Earth's Middle Atmosphere.

Full details are on our website www.irishastrosoc.org.

Seanie M · 12-08-2015 10:12am

For anyone interested, Midlands Astronomy Club is hosting their annual Perseids StarBQ and Camping Nightthis Saturday night at our Clonminch Site Observatory, just outside of Tullamore this Saturday, August 15th. This is a FREE EVENT BUT REQUIRES YOUR 'REGISTRATION'. You can send me a PM, or an email to MAC at midlandsastronomy@gmail.com - directions will only be given to those who contact us.

MAC will provide the barbecues and campfire, you just bring everything else you need to enjoy the evening, whether for just the barbecue, or for the whole night. Onsite parking, spaces for tents, dark, rural location, great fun, are all included!

MAC members will be there from around 8pm to get the site in order, start putting up our own tents, and so on. Children are most welcome with an adult, and it is totally informal.

Essentials
Chair of considerable comfort to allow an unstrained view(on your neck) of the skies
Extra fleece or coat, and maybe even a blanket
Food and drinks (alcohol is permitted)
Relevant utensils and condiments for the eating parts
A sense of hewmer
Telescope or binoculars is optional

Hope to see you there!

Seanie.

Kersh · 05-09-2015 10:28am

There is an observing night/bbq in Charleville Castle, Tullamore tonight.

Name of Club: Republic of Astronomy
Type of Event: Observing & BBQ
Date: 05/09/2015
Purpose of Event: i.e. Observing Mars
Location and Directions: Charleville Castle, Tullamore, Co Offaly
Admission Fee: €5
Brief synopsis: A night of observing with Republic of Astronomy, with telescope how-to guides, and night sky tours. Also a BBQ

Website Link if available: https://www.facebook.com/events/672889276180258/permalink/679193188883200/

Ill be bringing along the following scopes for public viewing, and of course, you can bring your own -

Skywatcher 300P 12" Flextube Goto Dobsonian-

Celestron Evolution 9.25" Wifi Telscope -

Celestron Nexstar 4SE -

Skywatcher 200PDS 8" HEQ5 Pro -

Skywatcher Startravel 120 AZ3 Refractor -

Maybe we will see you there

jfSDAS · 08-10-2015 1:01pm

Hi all,

Canadian amateur astronomer Steve Mallia got in touch with Dunsink Observatory last April about visiting on an Open Night and some of us met with him during his visit. I've stayed in touch with Steve since then as he has been in Ireland on subsequent business trips.

Steve is back in Ireland next week and will give a talk in Dunsink Observatory on Wednesday, October 14th at 7:30pm about astronomy in Canada. He is on the Council of the Mississauga Center of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada ( http://mississauga.rasc.ca/ ) and also runs an online astronomy store ( http://www.ontariotelescope.com/ )

All are welcome to Steve's talk and admission if free. This is a great opportunity to forge links with international groups and learn about astronomy done elsewhere. I subscribe to the Canadian magazine SkyNews ( http://www.skynews.ca/ ) which is a terrific publication with many articles written by familiar names such as David Levy. The magazine has just been bought out by the RASC themselves.

If the evening is clear then we also plan to use the historic 12-inch Grubb refractor to view some celestial sights. It's just a day after New Moon and there's no bright planet on view but we should be able to pick up some nice colourful double stars and maybe a globular cluster or two (such as M15 in Pegasus).

Hope to see you there!

John

Seanie M · 19-10-2015 11:03am

Midlands Astronomy Club presents The Moon and Stars from Athlone Castle on Saturday 24th October.

From 7.30pm until 11pm, there will be high powered telescopes set up in the courtyard and Midlands Astronomy Club will be giving a guided tour of the night sky. This free event is open to everyone who has an interest in the astronomy, or even just to use the occasion as an excuse to look up at the night sky!

Ktec Telescopes will also be with us on the night, offering their wares for sale and on hand to offer advice on telescopes, cameras, equipment and more.

Hosted in conjunction (no pun intended) with Athlone Arts & Tourism: www.athloneartsandtourism.ie/whats-on/midlands-astronomy-club-presents-the-moon-and-stars-from-athlone-castle

See you there!

Seanie Morris,
MAC Secretary.

machiavellianme · 16-01-2016 4:11pm

Upcoming free talk about the Rosetta mission (including recent new data).
Please pre-register if you plan to attend.

jfSDAS · 13-02-2016 8:27am

Hi all,

Apologies for the very short notice of this FREE event. All welcome to come along for the full day or part of it. Food options if there for the whole day are bring-your-own or dinner in the Travelodge or Half-Way House (the latter has kindly offered us a discount for the event attendees). However, there will be refreshments available in Dunsink throughout the day.

Hope to see you there!

John (Flannery)

Here's the final programme for the event....

Saturday, February 13th: IAA/IFAS event at Dunsink Observatory

· (13.00 Gates/Doors open and solar observing if clear).

· 14.00 Welcome & opening remarks: DIAS / IAA / IAS / IFAS

· 14.15 - 15.00: “A History of Dunsink Observatory”, by John Flannery, IAS

· 15:00 – 15:45: “Galileo: Hero or Heretic”, by Emmet Mordaunt, MAC

· 15.45 - 16.15 Tea / coffee

· 16.15 - 16.45: Tours of Observatory - Two groups, one does main building, other does South Dome + Refractor. Then the groups swap around.

· 16.45 - 17.40 – “Observing Highlights of 2016 & Photographing Them”, Paul Evans, IAA

· 17.40 - 18.30 - Break for food. Attendees are welcome to bring their own or there are locations nearby (Travelodge or Halfway House pub) which provide food.

· 18.30 - 19.20: “Solar Observing: A History”, by Samuel Bleyen, Meath Astronomy Club

· 19.20 - 20.10: “The Northern Lights in Irish History – from Superstition to the Digital Age”, by Ronan Newman, GAC.

· 20.10 – 21.00 – “What was it really like on Apollo 11?”, by Seanie Morris, MAC

· 21.00 - Close of formal programme + socialising or observing Jupiter etc.

Looking forward to seeing everyone there, should be a fun day out!

_Tombstone_ · 13-02-2016 12:02pm

Aww, that sounds great! I would spend the whole day at that if I'd known.

jfSDAS · 17-03-2016 1:53pm

The next meeting of the Irish Astronomical Society is on Monday, 21 March 2016 and will feature Kevin Nolan of the Planetary Society.

The meeting starts at 8pm and will be held in Ely House, 8 Ely Place, Dublin 2 (just off St Stephen's Green). All are welcome and admission is FREE.

Kevin's lecture is titled "An Emerging Cosmic Perspective" and will include a broad look at how the likes of Hubble Space Telescope and the ESO Very Large Telescope are affecting our perspective in the Cosmos. It will be a visually stunning talk including the latest HST and ESO multi-gigapixel images.

jfSDAS · 17-03-2016 2:07pm

As part of the RDS Library Speaker Series, astronomy historian and author Dr Wolfgang Steinicke will give a talk titled, "Lord Rosse and the Deep-Sky Astronomy at Birr Castle".

Venue is the RDS at 6:30pm on Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016. More details of how to book are at http://www.rds.ie/cat_event_detail.jsp?itemID=1103978

Wolfgang's web page is http://www.klima-luft.de/steinicke/index_e.htm

John

murphyme2010 · 18-04-2016 7:52pm

Meath astronomy club will be holding a star party to observe the Transit of Mercury at Rathbeggan lakes on the 9th May.

Details on the IFAS site here.

jfSDAS · 06-07-2016 1:46pm

Hi all,

The IFAS Astrophotography exhibition is being held at South County Dublin Library, Tallaght, until July 15th during normal library opening hours. Details at http://www.southdublinlibraries.ie/find-library/county-library-tallaght

I believe 60 of the prints are on display. They were set up last weekend by some of the IAS members.

The exhibition next moves to the Linen Hall Library in Belfast where the exhibition will run from August 2nd to the end of September. Some photos from local amateur astronomers will be added to the display and I think the Irish Astronomical Association will man the exhibition at weekends.

The Botanic Gardens in Dublin said close to 10,000 visitors saw the exhibition over 3 weeks last February. They also added that it was the biggest event they ever held.

John

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