Event Archives - Astronomy Ireland

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We have kept a copy of nearly all Talks/Lectures given over the years in DCU and Trinity College, as a service to those who were unable to attend for one reason or another . Call us if you would like a copy on 086 06 46 555. For members Euro 5 inc. postage non-members Euro 10.

Events 2019

Geminids Meteor Shower Peaking on 14th December.
“The Eddington Eclipse Expeditions”CHRISTMAS LECTURE December 9th by Prof. Peter Coles
Christmas Telescope Moon Watch December 7th at our Headquarters.
“CHALLENGES OF THE APOLLO MOON LANDINGS : AN IRISHMAN’S STORY.” PUBLIC LECTURE November 11th by Pat Norris, NASA Apollo11
Transit of Mercury PUBLIC WATCH Nov.11
International Observe the Moon Night In association with NASA October 05th
Saturn Watch PUBLIC WATCH September 20th
Report on this Year’s Star-B-Q Saturday August 24th.
“The Perseid Meteor Shower ” Peaking on August 12th. Join in on the count.
“Listening to the Underverse: Gravitational Wave Astronomy” August 10th by Andy Briggs, Girona, Spain.
Lunar Eclipse Watch Family Fun for all ages in AI HQ July 16
“DART and Hera: Moving an Asteroid” PUBLIC LECTURE July 8th by Dr. Alan Fitzsimmons, (QUB).
“When Black Holes Collide!” PUBLIC LECTURE June 10th by Dr. Kate Maguire(TCD)
Black Hole Watch & Moon Watch Saturday May 11th
” NAKED EYE ASTRONOMY ” PUBLIC LECTURE by John Flannery. Monday 13th May TCD
Black Hole Watch & Moon Watch Saturday May 11th in our HQ Blanchardstown. All Welcome!
Black Hole Watch & Moon Watch April 13th in our HQ Blanchardstown. All Welcome!
Photographing a Black hole April 10th EHT set to image a black hole
“Clouds at the Edge of Space: An insight to their History, Formation & link to Solar Minimum” by Ronan NewmanMonday April 8th
“Project Apollo: To The Moon and Back, Half a Century Ago” 11th February By Paul Evans of the Irish Astronomical Society.
Total Eclipse of Moon Jan.21
Telescope Workshop and Moon Watch 16th January in AI HQ
NEW YEAR PUBLIC LECTURE JAN.14: ” DARK MATTER & DARK ENERGY by Dr. Ben Elder (from Centre for Astronomy & Particle Theory, Nottingham University)

Events 2018

Christmas Lecture – Mars Insight By Kevin Nolan of the Planetary Society 17th December
CHRISTMAS COMET WATCH See this amazing sight 14th December – AI Headquarters.
Nationwide Geminid Watch Get counting! 13th December
International Observe the Moon Night in association with NASA at AI Headquarters October 20th.
“A Short History Of Measuring The Heavens From Armagh”by Professor Michael Burton, Armagh Observatory Sept 10.
Meteorites and the formation of the Solar System 10th September by Dr Ian Sanders, TCD
Star-B-Q 2018 (Mars Festival!) 8th September
National Perseid Watch 12th August
“Big Data Big Universe” by Kevin Nolan of the Planetary Society and the ITT. Monday August 13th.
“Building Ireland’s €2million LOFAR Telescope” By Joe McCauley (Project Supervisor). Monday July 9th at 8pm
Jupiter Watch See the Great Red Spot and Jupiter’s Moons in our telescopes. All Welcome. 6th July 9:30PM
Lunar Eclipse Astronomy Ireland ‘Eclipse’ Magazine and Article Offer
There’s something about ALAN: the effect of light at night” June11 By Professor Brian Espey, School of Physics, Trinity College Dublin.
The Magnetism of Low Mass Stars14th May by Yanina Metodieva of Armagh Observatory
Venus Watch14th April in AI Headquarters Blanchardstown.
“The James Webb Space Telescope & Ireland” Public Lecture & DVD April 9th.
Annual Moon Watch Report 24th March. Huge crowd to see the Moon and and a host of other objects!
“Extreme space weather: origins, forecasting, and mitigation?” by Dr Sophie A Murray, School of Physics, TCD 12 March..
” The Northern Lights From Ireland ” by Ronan Newman, Monday February 12th
Uranus/Moon Watch and Telescope Workshop – January 24
Nationwide Geminid Watch December 12th
“The Cassini Mission to Saturn: The End of an Era” December 11th By Professor Carl Murray University of London
Uranus Watch November 15th in AI HQ Blanchardstown
Cork’s Stonehenge explains Stonehenge November 13th By Terence Meaden of Oxford University.
Moon Watch Wednesday November 1st 2017
Saturn and Moon Watch Sept 26th at 7pm in Astronomy Ireland HQ.
Star – B – Q 2017 September 16th Report and images from Ireland’s largest star party
September 11 Enbio- Surface Materials for EIRSAT-1, Solar Orbiter and More By Lorcán Byrne of Enbio
USA Eclipse Trip 2017 August 19th to August 24th.
Solar Eclipse Watch Waterford August 21st in Kingsmeadow, Waterford from 7:30pm
Solar Eclipse Watch August 21st in Astronomy Ireland HQ, Dublin 7:30pm
Public Lecture ” “There is nothing amateur about Science” By David Grennan of Raheny Observatory August 14th
The Perseid Meteor Shower August 12th at its peak
Public Lecture “Our Sun, Friend or Foe?” July 10th By Terry Moseley of the Irish Astronomical Association
“Interactions between exoplanets and their host stars” 8th May, by Dr Aline Vidotto, Astrophysics, TCD.
Waterford Jupiter Watch 2nd May in Kingsmeadow
Jupiter Watch – 2nd May
Stargazing Live Event 28th,29th,30th March
Stargazing Live South East Branch in Kingsmeadow Waterford on Tuesday 28th March.
Communications with Extra-terrestrial Civilisations By Eamonn Ansbro, M.Ast, M.Phil, PhD (ABD), FRAS of Kingsland Observatory
Black Holes and Gamma-Rays March 13th by Dr. Martin Topinka, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies.
Venus Moon Watch March 6th at Astronomy Ireland Headquarters 7PM
Lecture “Sungrazing Comets – Falling Into Hell!” Feb.13th, by Prof Alan Fitzsimmons
Lunar Eclipse Watch on Friday February 10th at A.I. Headquarters
Mars and Venus Watch on February 1st at AI headquarters
January 9th New Year Lecture “Space: a platform to inspire the next generation of Engineers, Scientists and Innovators” by Dr. Norah Patten, International Space University

Events 2016

‘Geminid and Supermoon Watch’ on Tuesday 13th December. Nationwide Meteor Count for all!!
Dec 12th “Where next after Rosetta?” By Dr Colin Snodgrass Open University
Supermoon Watch November 14th
Mayo Science & Technology Festival “The Universe” A presentation by David Moore of Astronomy Ireland
Telescope Watch for Science Week Report November 16th at AI Headquarters – Moon, Mars and much more!
Supermoon Watch November 14th after Einstein’s Theory of Relativity lecture
Einstein’s Theory of Relativity By Dr Cormac O’Raifeartaigh, WIT Nov. 14th
Science Week 2016 Astronomy Ireland are running lots of events for Science Week November13th – 20th.
“The Cosmic Chemical Cauldron”by Dr. Helen Fraser, Open University Oct. 10th.
Saturn’s amazing rings Sept.29 Watch
“Blow up a Star and find Dark Energy” September 19th by Dr. Cosimo Inserra
“Star-B-Q” – Saturday August 27th
Perseid Meteor Shower – Nationwide Watch August 4th to 19th
“The World in Eleven Dimensions” 8th August by Professor Michael Duff (Imperial College London).
“Neptune, Triton and the Outer Solar System” By Dr Craig Agnor, Queen Mary Univ. London
Juno, Jupiter and Mars Watch July 8th at Astronomy Ireland Headquarters
The Universe David Moore’s one man show comes to Waterford June 23rd Book Now!
National Mars Watch June 18th
“The Universe invisible to the naked eye” by Dr. Masha Chernyakova, Russia and Geneva June13th
“GIANT IMAGES FROM SPACE” By Kevin Nolan of the Planetary Society Monday May 16th
Transit of Mercury Public Watch at AI Headquarters Monday May 9th.
National Aquarid Watch The 5th May.
“Venus Exploration: past, present and future ” April 11th by Dr Colin Wilson, University of Oxford.
Public Moon and Jupiter Watch Monday March 21st at AI HQ.
“Major Radio Telescope for Ireland”Monday March 14th: By Prof. Peter Gallagher(TCD)
David Moore’s One Man Show: “The Universe” February 25th in the Riverbank, Newbridge Co. Kildare.
Moon and Jupiter Watch 23rd February
David Moore’s One Man Show: “The Universe” Ennis – Thursday Feb. 18th in Glór Theatre
Comet, Orion, Uranus and Pleiades Watch January 28th.
“The Universe” Public Lecture Tour January 22nd in the Hawkswell Sligo by David Moore, Chairman of Astronomy Ireland.
“The Beauty and Science of Nebulae” New Year Lecture on January 18th by Carolin Crawford of University of Cambridge
Christmas Telescope Workshop and Uranus and Moon Watch January 15th
January 05 ISS Operations and Tim Peake’s Mission by Andrea Boyd ISS Engineer

Events 2015

Dec 19th Telescope Watch Uranus and the Moon
“Exoplanets and the search for ET” Dec 14th
Telescope Watch November 19th
Leonid Meteor Shower Nov. 10th-25th
Nov. 15th “The Universe!” Lecture by David Moore in Castlebar
Report on Moon Watch October 23rd
Sept 29th The Town Hall Theatre Galway David Moore Lecture
Sept 27/28th Eclipse Watch September
Sept 21st ” Rosetta the comet chaser – up close & personal by Laurence O Rourke of ESA “
August 15th 2015: Star-B-Q Report
12/13 August The Perseid Meteor Shower
July 6 Lecture Comet Samples Brought Back To Earth
Report on the Merger of Venus and Jupiter – June 30th
Merger of Venus and Jupiter – June 30th
Public Sun Show June 20
Wednesday May 27th – Telescope Watch Report
May 2015 ‘Eclipse Special’
May 11th “Einstein and the Big Bang” Dr Cormac O’Raifeartaigh, WIT
Thursday April 23rd – Hubble 25th – Moon and Jupiter Watch
April 13th “Dark Matter? Dark Energy? – What We Don’t Know About the Universe”by Prof. Andy Shearer NUIG
20th March What next after the Solar Eclipse
20th March Solar Eclipse Report and Images
March 9th “Russian Space Science” by Brian Harvey
March 3rd Report Jupiter Watch
Comet Lovejoy
February 9 “Exploring the Realm of the Giants” By Dr. Leigh Fletcher, Oxford
January 12 “A surprising Comet” Dr. Pedro Lacerda of the Max Planck Institute.

Events 2014

Astro-Expo Sunday December 14th
Geminid Metor Shower
Moon Watch December 3rd
6th November Moon Watch
Black Hole and our Milky Way – Oct. 13 by Dr. John Magorrian (University of Oxford)
October 2nd Moon Watch
SuperMoon – Sunday Sept. 7th – Tuesday Sept. 9th
August 23rd Star-B-Q Report
Saturday May 10 Marswatch report

Events 2013

16th November Astro Expo Report
31st August Star-B-Q Report
29th April Lecture “The Gloria Project in a Nutshell” by Professor Lorraine Hanlon, UCD.

Events 2012

14th May “The Science of Armageddon”, By Jay Tate, Spaceguard Centre UK.
Mars Watch Report March 29th
13th February “The Mars Science Laboratory” By Kevin Nolan, The Planetary Society.
February 1st Jupiter Watch Report
9th January “Searching for Particles at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN” By Professor Peter Watkins, University of Birmingham.

Events 2011

12th December “Why Pluto Is Not A Planet” By Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Discoverer of Pulsars.
September 20th Astronomy Ireland Grand Opening
12th September “Dark Energy and the Accelerating Universe” By Tom Boles, World Record Supernova Discoverer.
8th August “The Future of Planet Hunting” By Professor Don Pollacco, Queen’s University Belfast
11th July “The Extraordinary Universe; looking at Gamma-rays from Space” By Dr. Mark Lang, Head of School of Physics, NUI Galway
May 8th “The Biggest Ever Space Telescope” By Dr. Chris North, BBC’s The Sky at Night
15th April Saturn Watch Report
13th April “The Large Hadron Collider Searching for the God Particle” By Dr. Stephen Myers, CERN, Switzerland.
11th March Moon Watch Report
14th February “Ancient Irish Astronomy: Fact or Fiction?” By Frank Prendergast, DIT & UCD.
January 26th Jupiter Watch Report

Events 2010

30th September Jupiter Watch Report
4th September Star-B-Q
9th August “Our Extreme Universe: Ireland’s Role in Gamma-Ray Astronomy” By Dr John Quinn, School of Physics, UCD.
24th July Sun Watch Report
12th July “Saturn and the Cassini-Huygens mission” By Dr. Caitriona Jackman, Space and Atmospheric Physics, Imperial College London.
10th July Saturn Watch
14th June “Black Holes, The LHC & The God Particle” by Dr. Cormac O’Raifeartaigh, Waterford Institute of Technology.
10th May “Studying Winds from Red Giants with HST and FUSE” by Dr Brian Espey, TCD.
22nd April Mars, Moon and Saturn Watch
12th April “Mercury – New Insights”Dr. David Rothery, Open University.
25th March Mars Watch Report
8th March “Behold, Mars!”by Kevin Nolan, DIT
8th February “Living With A Star” Dr Chris Davis, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (UK)
25th January 400 Years of the Telescope Professor Allan Chapman of Wadham College, Oxford

Events 2009

14th December “ESO: The Biggest Telescopes in the World” by Prof. Tim de Zeeuw, Director-General of the European Southern Observatory
14th November Astro-Expo Report
22 October Galilean Nights Report
8th and 9th October “Cassini: New Views of Saturn” Lecture Report by Prof Carl Murray.
9th September Jupiter Watch Report
14th September “Planets Around Other Stars” Lecture Report, by Dr. Chris Watson, Queen’s University.
10th August “Mad About Meteorites” Lecture Report by Dr. Matthew Parkes of the National Museum
23rd July “Moonshot” by Dan Parry Lecture Report
2-5th April Hundred Hours of Astronomy
28th March Earth Hour Telescope Night Report
15th June “Hanny’s Voorwep” Lecture Report by Hanny Van Arkel
8th June “Irish Asteroids” Lecture Report By David Grennan and David McDonald
20th April “From the Moon to Matroshka” by Professor Denis O Sullivan, UCG
16th March “European Space Science and Exploration : Where Are We Now? By Prof. David Southwood, ESA
PUBLIC LECTURE Feb. 9 “Cosmic Casualties” By Doug Ellison star of BBC’s Sky At Night
Venus and Moon Watches Nationwide – 30 January Report HERE
2 January 2009 “Touchdown on Titan” by Prof John Zarnecki “Touchdown on Titan” –
Almost 300 people came to listen to Prof Zarnecki’s talk on his involvement with Cassini-Huygens. Read the report HERE .

Events 2008

Venus and the Moon in Conjunction on New Year’s Eve
The Moon and Venus will be only 3 degrees apart in the evening sky! .
Winter Solstice: 21st December 2008
Astronomy Ireland ran a Solstice Watch for this celestial event, find out more.
13/14 December Geminid Meteor Shower and our Nationwide Geminid Watch.
Christmas Lecture December 8th “Living in the Sun’s Atmosphere”
By well known TV personality Dr. Lucie Green, of Mullard Space Science Laboratory, U.K. and presenter of BBC’s ‘Stardate’ program.
December 1st Moon Venus Occultation – images HERE
Saturday November 29 WORLD PREMIERE “MARS” HERE
Nov. 20th Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Event took place in the Science Gallery with Bill Cullen and Stephen Attenborough.
November 10th “Smoking Stars” by Dr Simon Jeffery of Armagh Observatory
Saturday November 8th Astro-Expo 2008
Astronomy Ireland’s David Grennan discovers asteroid – the second discovered from Ireland in just two weeks
Catch the Astronomy Ireland Radio Show with Mikey Graham of Boyzone on Tuesday evening 21 October.
October 7th New Irish Asteroid discovered by Dave McDonald, in his observatory in Celbridge, Dublin.
Monday October 13 “Searching for stars around other planets from Ireland” by Greg Hallinan.
On Wednesday, September 10th, the LHC in CERN was switched on.
September 8 Public Lecture “Light Pollution in Ireland” by Albert White of Ilpac
Star-B-Q Saturday August 30th Report and images.
On the 16 August Astronomy Ireland set up telescopes countrywide to view the partial Lunar Eclipse which was visible all over Europe.
August 11 “The key to understanding the Universe” by Professor Michael Rowan Robinson, President of the Royal Astronomical Society. Get this amazing Lecture on DVD HERE
Perseid Meteor Shower 11th/12th/13th August -Astronomy Ireland is asking everyone to contribute to a scientific count of this years Perseid display.
September 8 Public Lecture “Light Pollution in Ireland” by Albert White of Ilpac
August 1st Solar Eclipse
July 14 Dublin and July 15 Cork “The History of Astronomy” by Heather Couper and Nigel Henbest
NASA discovers ice on Mars HERE
Monday May 26th: Phoenix Lands Safely on Mars!
May 16th at 8pm FREE Public Lecture. NASA ASTRONAUT IN LIMERICK
15 May ESA Astronaut Dr. Gerhard Thiele paid a visit to Astronomy Ireland to be interviewed for our Magazine and Radio Show about ESA’s search for an Astronaut. RTE television News dropped in too. Report and pictures here…
12 May Public Lecture “Engaging youth: An Astronomical Journey in 3D” by Robert Hill of the Northern Ireland Space Office in Armagh Planetarium .
May 1 Thursday Telescope Night in Phoenix Park, Dublin Pictures and Report …
15 April Nationwide Public Saturn Watches in various locations throughout Ireland. Report
14 April Public Lecture “Searching for Dark Matter and Mini Black Holes” by Dr. Brian Cox, ex pop group D-ream, University of Manchester and CERN, Geneva
March 31: Public Lecture “Adventures with the Hubble Telescope” by Lars Lindberg Christiansen ESA/Hubble.
March 29 Earth Hour Telescope Night report…
March 12: Moon Watches Nationwide report…. .
March 10: Public Lecture – “Shooting the Eclipse with Patrick Moore” by Carl O’Beirnes and David Grennan who were recently on the BBC Sky At Night programme with Patrick Moore imaging the lunar eclipse .
February 21 Total Eclipse of Moon – Last good one until 2015 REPORT
February 11: Public Lecture – “LISA – Gravitational Wave Mission” By Dr Harry Ward, Institute for Gravitational Research, University of Glasgow, Scotland
January 30: Evening Classes
January 26: Galway Festival
January 23: Nationwide Mars watches ( Report )
January 14: Public Lecture – “Interpreting Meteorites: a paradigm shift” By Dr. Ian Sanders, Trinity College Dublin
January 10-12: Young Scientists Exhibiton.

Events 2007

December 14: Nationwide Mars and Geminid Watches.
December 10: Public Lecture – “Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence” By Dr. Tim O’Brien, Jodrell Bank Observatory, UK.
28ú Mí na Samhna “Na réaltaí agus an Spéir san Oíche” le Eamonn O’Fearcháin.
November 25: Astro-Expo
November 24: Day trip to Armagh Planetarium
November 14: Public lecture in Athlone: “The Big Bang” by Dave McCann
It is with great sadness and shock that we have learned that Astronomy Ireland’s Space Flight correspondent Colm J. Cannon has passed away here
November 13: Nationwide Uranus and Comet Holmes watches REPORT
November 12: Public Lecture – “Near Earth Asteroids” By Dr. Neil McBride, Planetary and Space Sciences Research Institute, Open University, UK. in association with Discover Science and Engineering.
November 5,6,7: Public lecture in Galway, Cork, Dundalk: “The Day the Sun Attacked the Earth” by renowned writer Stuart Clark.
C/2007 F 1 Loneos comet HERE
October 11: Astronomy Evening Classes
October 8: Public Lecture – “Extrasolar Planets and the hunt for life in the Universe” By Dr. Ian Stevens, University of Birmingham, Uk. in association with Discover Science and Engineering.
September 10: Public Lecture – “Supernovae – hunting exploding stars” By Professor Stephen Smartt, Queens University, Belfast in association with Discover Science and Engineering
September 8: Star-B-Q
August 13: Public Lecture – “Building a Universe Byte by Byte” By Prof Brad Gibson, Theoretical Astrophysics, University Central Lancashire
July 9: Public Lecture – “The Birth of Stars and Planets” By Dr Emma Whelan of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS)
June 11: Public Lecture – “The Heliosphere-Living inside the Sun’s Atmosphere” By Dr. Peter Gallagher, Trinity College Dublin
May 14: Public Lecture – “Digital Deep Sky Astrophotography” By Dave Grennan and Jed Glover
May 5: Star-B-Q
April 24: Astronomy Ireland Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of “The Sky at Night” with Sir Patrick Moore OBE. Report
April 16: Public Lecture – “Black holes: observation, theory and geometry” By Dr. Oisin MacConamhna
March 12: Public Lecture – “Bang” By Dr. Chris Lintott of BBC’s Sky at Night programme
March 3: Nationwide Lunar Eclipse Watch. Details
February 12: Public Lecture – “The Universe- A Biography” By Dr. John Gribbin, Sussex University, UK
January 31: Beginner’s Astronomy Evening Classes Trinity College
January 9-13: BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition
January 8: Public Lecture – “Black Holes and White Rabbits” By Professor John Brown, Astronomer Royal for Scotland

Events 2006

December 13: Countrywide Geminid Watches
December 11: Christmas Lecture, Trinity College, ” Women in Astronomy ” by Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell of Oxford University.
December 10: “The Solar System, A Guided Tour” by Colm J. Cannon – 3.00pm in the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park
December 2: Hundreds attend Astro-Expo 2006 Ireland’s Biggest Astronomy and Space Exhibition which was opened by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Vincent Jackson.
November 28: Uranus-Moon Watch and Telescope Show Report
November 17: Leonid Meteor Shower to put on an extra special display. Read more
November 13: Public Lecture, Schrodinger Theatre, TCD. ” Blackrock Castle Robotic Observatory ” by Dr. Niall Smith of CIT
November 9,10,11,12: Stand at Toys 4 Big Boys in the RDS
November 1: Hundreds attend Moon and Comet SWAN Watches Nationwide
October 20: Public Lecture, Schrodinger Theatre, TCD. As part of Maths Week ” Mathematics, the Stars and Black Holes ” by Dr. Peter Duffy.
October 12: Astronomy classes
October 9: Public Lecture Trinity College “Mars – our Origin and Destiny” By Kevin Nolan of the Planetary Society.
September 14: Cork Branch Meeting – Guest Speaker John McCarthy Topic: “Launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis” More
September 11: Major Public Lecture, Trinity College, ” Current European Space Exploration “, by Professor David Southwood, Science Director of the European Space Agency.
September 7: Partial Lunar Eclipse visible at 7:49pm More
August 26: Star-B-Q . Nearly 400 people enjoy Ireland’s greatest gathering of enthusiasts. Report
August 14: Public Lecture: “Celestial Mechanics” By Patrick Browne of NUI Galway.
August 12/13: Perseid Meteor Shower more info
November 19-20: Astro-Expo – Ireland’s biggest FREE Astronomy and Space Exhibition took place in DCU Report
November 4 : Mars Watches countrywide; Plus Live webcast in association with Vodafone 3G. Report Here
October 3: Nationwide Solar Eclipse Watches Report and see our Eclipse Page for details on how to observe this special event
August 26: Star-B-Q . Report
August 14: Public Lecture ” Celestial Mechanics “, by Patrick Browne of NUI Galway.
July 10: Public Lecture ” Astronomical Imaging with a CCD Camera “, by Kevin Sweeney.
July 4: Comet Crash Watch reports Nationwide – Deep Impact
June 12: Public Lecture ” Adaptive Optics ” by Professor Chris Dainty of NUI Galway.
May 8: Public Lecture ” Archaeoastronomical Discoveries ” by Paul Griffin.
April 28: Star-B-Q – 170 people enjoyed a fantastic night in Roundwood with talks, displays, viewing and of course food. Read More
April 10: Public lecture – ” Star Death: Cosmic Pollution and Cosmic Recycling
March 29: Total Eclipse Trip 2006 Turkey – Incredible, fantastic, emotional!!! – some of the superlatives used for one of the most amazing sights in nature.
March 29: Partial Eclipse of Sun visible from Ireland
March 14: Penumbral Eclipse
March 13: Public lecture – ” The Hunt for Extrasolar Planets in Globular Clusters “. By Dr. Ray Butler, Dept. Physics, NUI Galway.
February 27: ” Solar Eclipses – Past, Present and Future ” (a must for anyone thinking of going to Turkey for the Eclipse Trip ). By David Grennan.
February 13: ” Black Holes: Newton watches Andromeda with X-ray eyes ” by Dr. Ulrich Kolb, Open University, U.K.
January 12, 13, 14: BT Young Scientists Exhibition in the RDS, visit Astronomy Ireland stand there.
January 12: New year lecture: ” The Big Bang ” by Dr. Simon Singh in Trinity College
January 9: New year lecture:; ” Challenger and Columbia ” by Colm J. Cannon

Events 2005

December 12: Christmas Lecture – ” Cosmology from beginning to end ” by Chris Lintott of the BBC’s “The Sky at Night”
November 19-20: Astro-Expo – Ireland’s biggest FREE Astronomy and Space Exhibition took place in DCU
November 14: Public Lecture and book signing: ” The Chinese Space Programme by Brian Harvey, Space Author. Hear Brian interviewed on Astronomy Ireland radio show 08/11/05 Here
October 10: Public Lecture ” Meteorites and the Origin of the Solar System ” by Dr Ian Sanders of TCD.
September 12: Public Lecture, D.C.U. ” Historic Telescopes of Armagh Observatory ” By Dr. John Butler of Armagh Observatory.
September 6: As part of the BA’s Festival of Science, Ireland’s best known astronomer David Moore gave a lecture entitled “A Hitchiker’s Guide to the Universe” in the National College of Ireland, IFSC, Mayor Street, Dublin 1.
August 8: Public Lecture DCU ” Our Dynamic Sun ” by Dr. Peter T. Gallagher of NASA’s Sun Observatory (SOHO).
July 11: Lecture in D.C.U ” Time Travel Illustrated ” by Brian Coleman No DVD
May 9: Public lecture ” Looking inside the Stars ” by Dr. Simon Jeffery of Armagh Observatory.
June 13: DCU Lecture – Astronomy in ancient Sligo and Meath by Martin Byrne
May 7: Star-B-Q under clear skies report
April 15: National Moon Watch Day countrywide
April 11: ” Albert Einstein – his life and times ” Public lecture in association with Astrosoc and The Institute of Physics in Ireland in The Hub Dublin City University to celebrate Einstein Year 2005.
March 14: Public lecture ” Edgeworth Kuiper Belt Objects/Planet X” by Astronomy Ireland’s Eamonn Ansbro of Kingsland Observatory.
The 9,000th person to join Astronomy Ireland since it was founded in 1990 was annouced at our March Lecture in D.C.U. Dublin. Thomas Monks from Clonsilla in Dublin has won a weekend in the Meadowlands Hotel Tralee – this charming intimate 4 Star hotel located 5-minute stroll from Tralee centre. This prize is for 2 nights B&B and 1 evening meal for 2 people.
March 4: NATIONAL SATURN WATCH DAY Report
Feb 24: Cork Meeting/Lecture featuring new European Astronomical Robotic Observatory being launched for Cork Europe City of Culture 2005.
FEB 14: Public Lecture: CASSINI-HUYGENS MISSION TO SATURN
Jan 10: “William Rowan Hamilton (1805–1865), Ireland’s greatest mathematician.” By Dr. Fiacre O’Cairbre, NUI Maynooth
Jan 7 & 13: Countrywide Comet watches in support of the Asian Tsunami appeal

Events 2004

DEC. 7: LECTURE “Lord Rosse’s Telescope at Birr Co. Offaly” by Dr Allan Chapman from Oxford University and Channel 4
Astro Expo 2004 Report
November Lecture Photographing Planets by Damian Peach
October Lecture DCU, Search for Novae and Supernovae by Guy Hurst
September 13 Public Lecture DCU Mars – life in hostile Environments By Dr. Tom Mason, Armagh Planetarium.
August 13 – 400 people at Star-B-Q of August 13 2004
August 9 Public Lecture DCU ” Titan Blinks “
July 12 Monthly Lecture DCU ” Internet Telescopes “
June 8 – Transit of Venus Report
May 10 – Transit of Venus DCU Monthly Lecture by Dr. Ed Barnett, Space Encounters
May 7 – Close to 200 people at Star-B-Q
May 4 – TOTAL ECLIPSE OF MOON. See list of Watches Nation-wide
April Lecture ” Ireland In Space Prof. Susan McKenna Lawlor
March Lecture ” Heading for Mars ” Dr Stuart Smith, NASA
New Year Lecture Prof Southwood ESA

Events 2003

Thousands at Astro-Expo 2003 – report and pictures
ESA for Astro-Expo 2003 (Nov. 15 & 16 2003)
Lunar Eclipse Watches Nation-wide November 8 2003
Best photo of Mars taken from Ireland!
An enormous crowd of over 500 people at Star-B-Q August 23! Review and pictures
Report on Mars Watches Nation-wide August 27