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You may or may not have heard about our new project Space Crafts. Space Crafts is a new STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts & Maths) initiative being run at DIAS Dunsink Observatory and is funded through the Science Foundation… Read More
Welcome to our monthly guide to the night sky! We are posting a monthly list of astronomical activities to keep an eye out for in the night sky. Friday 5th May – Full moon at 6.34 am. Saturday/Sunday… Read More
Welcome to our monthly guide to the night sky! We are posting a monthly list of astronomical activities to keep an eye out for in the night sky. Thursday 6th April – Full moon at 5.34 am. Sunday… Read More
Welcome to our monthly guide to the night sky! We are posting a monthly list of astronomical activities to keep an eye out for in the night sky. Wednesday 1st March – Venus and Jupiter, two of the… Read More
Welcome to our new monthly guide to the night sky! We will be posting a monthly list of astronomical activities to keep an eye out for in the night sky. So let’s jump in! Tuesday 3rd January –… Read More
Science week was a busy one for us this year. The first exciting thing this week was completely unexpected when we found a solar projection on the wall in one of our offices. This was caused by a… Read More
On Friday 7th October we were honored to have Dr. Pete Warden, Chairman of the Breakthrough Foundation and former director of Nasa Ames, in DIAS Dunsink Observatory to give a public lecture for Space Week. The talk was… Read More
Celestial fireworks dash across the sky this month when one of the best annual meteor showers, the Perseids, peak on the night of August 12/13th. Unfortunately, the display must contend with a full moon on the same date… Read More
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The Start of Space Crafts
Last Updated: July 1, 2024 by Sadhbh Leahy Leave a Comment
You may or may not have heard about our new project Space Crafts. Space Crafts is a new STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts & Maths) initiative being run at DIAS Dunsink Observatory and is funded through the Science Foundation… Read More
Category: Blog Posts Tags: blog posts
Night Sky Guide – May 2023
Last Updated: April 27, 2023 by Sadhbh Leahy Leave a Comment
Welcome to our monthly guide to the night sky! We are posting a monthly list of astronomical activities to keep an eye out for in the night sky. Friday 5th May – Full moon at 6.34 am. Saturday/Sunday… Read More
Category: Events Tags: blog posts, Sky Notes
Night Sky Guide – April 2023
Posted: April 3, 2023 by Sadhbh Leahy Leave a Comment
Welcome to our monthly guide to the night sky! We are posting a monthly list of astronomical activities to keep an eye out for in the night sky. Thursday 6th April – Full moon at 5.34 am. Sunday… Read More
Category: Blog Posts, Events Tags: blog posts, Sky Notes
Night Sky Guide – March 2023
Last Updated: March 7, 2023 by Sadhbh Leahy Leave a Comment
Welcome to our monthly guide to the night sky! We are posting a monthly list of astronomical activities to keep an eye out for in the night sky. Wednesday 1st March – Venus and Jupiter, two of the… Read More
Category: Blog Posts, Sky Notes Tags: blog posts, Sky Notes
Night Sky Guide – January 2023
Last Updated: January 10, 2023 by Sadhbh Leahy Leave a Comment
Welcome to our new monthly guide to the night sky! We will be posting a monthly list of astronomical activities to keep an eye out for in the night sky. So let’s jump in! Tuesday 3rd January –… Read More
Category: Blog Posts, Sky Notes Tags: blog posts, Sky Notes
Science Week in DIAS Dunsink Observatory
Posted: November 22, 2022 by Sadhbh Leahy Leave a Comment
Science week was a busy one for us this year. The first exciting thing this week was completely unexpected when we found a solar projection on the wall in one of our offices. This was caused by a… Read More
Category: Blog Posts Tags: blog posts
Space week with Dr. Pete Warden
Posted: October 12, 2022 by Sadhbh Leahy Leave a Comment
On Friday 7th October we were honored to have Dr. Pete Warden, Chairman of the Breakthrough Foundation and former director of Nasa Ames, in DIAS Dunsink Observatory to give a public lecture for Space Week. The talk was… Read More
Category: Blog Posts Tags: blog posts
August 2022 Sky Notes
Last Updated: August 5, 2022 by Sadhbh Leahy Leave a Comment
Celestial fireworks dash across the sky this month when one of the best annual meteor showers, the Perseids, peak on the night of August 12/13th. Unfortunately, the display must contend with a full moon on the same date… Read More
Category: Blog Posts, Sky Notes Tags: blog posts, Sky Notes
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