Astronomy Ireland Events 2010
Please see below for for a list of Astronomy Ireland Events Calendar for 2010
Astronomy Ireland tries to make all of its events a national affair as the majority of our members live outside Dublin - something
we cherish. So all lectures in Dublin are made available on DVD for everyone in Ireland (you can "BOOK TICKETS" or "ORDER DVD" if
you can't get to Dublin).
Similarly the 'Watches' we are famous for running are held in several events around Ireland - if you have a telescope and want to
set it up in your area in association with one of our Watches please email sec@astronomy.ie.
Check back on this page regularly for updates.
January 2010
Jan 12 - 16
Venue: RDS Dublin
Jan 25
New Year 20th Anniversary Public Lecture
"400 Years of the Telescope, from Thomas Harriot to Hubble"
By Professor Allan Chapman of Wadham College, OxfordJan 29
Mars Watches Nationwide
Join us for one of our popular Nationwide Mars Watches.
Details of times and locations HERE
Mars Watch report and photographs HERE
February 2010
Feb 03
Our popular Evening Classes start nationwide
Venues: Trinity College Dublin, Athlone IT, Cork, Letterkenny, Limerick, Tralee and lots more venues TBA
Book early as previous classes have been oversubscribed.
Feb 08
Public Lecture
"Living with a Star"
By Dr. Chris Davis, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UKFeb 14
Public Lecture in Phoenix Park Visitor Centre
"Celtic Rock - The story of Irish asteroid discovery"
By David Grennan, discoverer of three asteroids from Ireland.March 2010
Mar 08
Public Lecture
"Behold Mars"
By Kevin Nolan of the Planetary SocietyMar 25
Moon, Mars and Saturn Watches Nationwide
Join us for one of our popular Nationwide Mars Watches.
Details of times and locations HERE
Watch report HERE
April 2010
Apr 12
Public Lecture
"Mercury - new insights into the Sun's innermost planet"
By Dr. Dave Rothery of the Open University, UK.Apr 22
Moon, Mars and Saturn Watches Nationwide
Join us for one of our popular Nationwide Mars Watches.
Details of times and locations HERE
May 2010
May 10
Public Lecture
"Studying Winds from Red Giants with HST and FUSE"
By Dr. Brian Espey, School of Pysics, Trinity College DublinJune 2010
Jun 14
Public Lecture
"Black Holes, The LHC & The God Particle"
By Dr. Cormac O'RaifeartaighJuly 2010
Jul 12
Public Lecture
"Observations of Saturn's magnetic environment by the Cassini-Huygens mission"
By Dr Caitriona Jackman, Space and Atmospheric Physics, Imperial College London.August 2010
Aug 9
Public Lecture
Gamma-ray Astronomy: A New Window on the Extreme Universe
By Dr. John Quinn, School of Physics, University College DublinSeptember 2010
Sept 4
Star-B-Q - Ireland's biggest annual star party - an event not to be missed - fun, food and astronomy.
Sept 13
Public Lecture
"The Antikythera Mechanism"
By Professor Mike Edmunds, School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University.Sept 30
Jupiter Watches Nationwide
Public Watches Nationwide - September 30
Jupiter Telescope Watches NationwideClick HERE for more information
October 2010
Oct 7
Our popular Evening Classes start nationwide
Venues: Trinity College Dublin, Athlone IT, Cork, Letterkenny, Limerick, Tralee and lots more venues TBA
Book early as previous classes have been oversubscribed.
Booking and more info HERE
Oct 11
Public Lecture
"Astrobiology - the hunt for alien life"
By Dr. Lewis Dartnell Centre For Planetary Sciences at UCL/Birkbeck UKNovember 2010
Nov 8
Public Lecture
"Pulsars"
By Dr. Andy Shearer, Centre for Astronomy, NUI Galway.Nov 8 -12
Jupiter Watches
Astronomy Ireland is organising watches Nationwide as part of Science Week HERENov 11
"The Hitchiker's Guide To The Universe"
By David Moore, Chairman of Astronomy Ireland HERENov 13
The biggest Astronomy and Space exhibition on this island. Rockets, meteorites, imaging displays, telescopes, Astronomy
Degree courses and a full complement of lectures and activities. Lecturers include world renowned cosmologist Prof. Carlos Frenk, of Durham University.
Nov 27
Join us on our annual trip to Armagh Planetarium and Observatory. this year includes a Georgian Day HERE
December 2010
Dec 13
Christmas Lecture
