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NUI Galway announces six new observatory open nights

NUI Galway's Centre of Astronomy has announced it will continue its programme of open evenings at its Imbusch observatory in Dangan. The observatory provides state-of-the-art observing facilities for NUI Galway's astrophysics students and the open evenings are an opportunity for the general public to come in and visit. Weather permitting, the free open evenings will take place at 7pm on October 12 and 26, November 9 and 23, December 7 and 21.

Local man brings the stars to the people

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A Mullingar resident is on a mission to bring outer space to the people. You don’t need a spaceship to see the stars, planets and the wonders of the universe.

Pulsar discoveries by NUI Galway astronomers

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Astronomers from NUI Galway’s Centre for Astronomy have made an important breakthrough in the understanding of how pulsars work, and have recently published their findings in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Midsummer concert

‘Midsummer Melodies’, a performance of light classical music by Mayo Concert Orchestra, will take place on Tuesday, June 21 at 9pm at Ballintubber Abbey.

Space encounters in the Loughboy area

Kilkenny Library Service has arranged for the Space Encounters Mobile Planetarium to visit Presentation Convent Secondary School in Loughboy on November 10, as part of Science Week between November 7 – 14.

NASA researcher to give origins of Earth’s water lecture at NUIG

NASA researcher and NUI Galway graduate Dr Jacqueline Keane will deliver a lecture on the origins of the Earth’s water at NUI Galway on Monday August 23.

Celebrate solstice at Brigit’s Garden

Galwegians can celebrate the summer solstice at a special fire spectacular at Brigit’s Garden on Saturday.

Astronomy club to hold ‘Dynamic Sun’ talk

If you want to see the sun like never before then do not miss a talk entitled “Our Dynamic Sun and Its Earth Connections in 3D” which will be held at the Westwood House Hotel next Monday evening at 8pm.

Through the glass darkly

One of the most delightful consequences of the great ash plume exploding over Iceland, and the subsequent cancellation of air transport, has been the temporary clearance of the skies. Looking up, during the day and at night, we can experience something unknown to most people since the invention of the airplane – the heavens as they were seen before man began to colonise them.

Astronomy festival

Amateur astronomers are set to flock to the west of Ireland next week for the annual Galway Astronomy Festival taking place at the Westwood House Hotel.

 

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