In order to celebrate international #ObserveTheMoon night, the Astronomical Observatories of Ireland, Armagh Observatory and Planetarium , Birr Castle Demesne and DIAS Dunsink Observatory , are launching a joint colouring competition! The competition is now live and entries… Read More
Aurora and Space Weather
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Last Updated: November 19, 2025 by Stephenie Brophy Lee
By Dr Simon Walker The northern and southern lights – also known as the aurora borealis and aurora australis – are not only spectacularly beautiful, but they also provide valuable clues about the space environment around Earth and… Read More
International Observe the Moon Night Colouring Competition
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Last Updated: October 3, 2025 by Sadhbh Leahy
In order to celebrate international #ObserveTheMoon night, the Astronomical Observatories of Ireland, Armagh Observatory and Planetarium , Birr Castle Demesne and DIAS Dunsink Observatory , are launching a joint colouring competition! The competition is now live and entries… Read More
Summer Updates
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Last Updated: June 26, 2025 by Sadhbh Leahy
We often say that the summer is quiet for events in the observatory, since our official visitor season wraps up in late March each year, but we have been keeping ourselves busy since then so we wanted to… Read More
Annie Maunder and the Maunder Minimum
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Last Updated: April 14, 2025 by Sadhbh Leahy
Today, the 14th of April, we celebrate the birthday of astronomer Annie (Russell) Maunder. Born in 1868 in Stabane Co. Tyrone, she worked as a computer in the Greenwich Royal Observatory where she met her husband Edward Walter… Read More
21st January 2025 Planet Alignment
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Last Updated: January 20, 2025 by Sadhbh Leahy
Ahead of tomorrow’s alignment of 6 planets in the night sky, we wanted to post some information for anyone who is interested in heading out to have a look. First off, which planets will be visible? Mars, Jupiter,… Read More
Observe the Moon Night Colouring Competition!
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Last Updated: September 9, 2024 by Sadhbh Leahy
In order to celebrate international Observe The Moon night, the Astronomical Observatories of Ireland, Armagh Observatory and Planetarium , Birr Castle Demesne and DIAS Dunsink Observatory , are launching a joint colouring competition! The competition is now live… Read More
The Start of Space Crafts
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Last Updated: July 1, 2024 by Sadhbh Leahy
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
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Last Updated: August 30, 2023 by Sophie Murray
DIAS Summer Interns 2023 #10
For the final week of the internship, Seosamh and I (Chris) began by fixing the SuperSIDs after power outages. The systems had to be restarted, but thankfully it appears that there is no permanent damage and both receivers… Read More
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Posted: August 22, 2023 by Sophie Murray
DIAS Summer Interns 2023 #9
Seosamh and I (Chris) returned to Dunsink Observatory for this week in order to improve the configuration of the SuperSID receiver that is currently running there. We began the week by checking the hardware, as we have recently… Read More
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Posted: August 21, 2023 by Sophie Murray
DIAS Summer Interns 2023 #8
This week Chris and I (Seosamh) spent most of the week preparing for INAM. Also, as we approach the final weeks of this internship, we have been spending time finishing up our changes to the SuperSID project. Chris… Read More
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