Continuing our work from Stream Birr, Seosamh and I (Chris) have been looking into possible ways to improve the data from our SuperSID receivers. Our first change will be to the frequencies that are being monitored by the… Read More
Chris and I started this week off in the education centre in Birr castle. After having set up the Linux PC in Stream Birr, it was time to start installing it in the education centre, replacing the old… Read More
Seosamh and I are back working in Birr this week. We’ve brought a PC back from Dunsink and have been preparing it for use in the Rosse Observatory to run the SuperSID receiver stationed there. This computer will… Read More
This week Chris and I (Seosamh) had the pleasure of spending the week in Dunsink Observatory to work closer with the SuperSID receiver in Dunsink and improve and optimise the presentation and consistency of the data being published… Read More
Seosamh and I (Chris) are working as DIAS summer interns for this year. We’re Theoretical Physics undergraduate students studying in Trinity and UCD. This is the first of a series of posts from us during our internship, where… 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 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. This month we have more planets to watch out for… 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
Many thanks to our colleague John Flannery for providing the below information on what to watch out for in the skies this month! John is a long-time amateur astronomer with an interest in the history and lore of the sky…. Read More
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Last Updated: July 24, 2023 by Sophie Murray
DIAS Summer Interns 2023 #5
Continuing our work from Stream Birr, Seosamh and I (Chris) have been looking into possible ways to improve the data from our SuperSID receivers. Our first change will be to the frequencies that are being monitored by the… Read More
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Posted: July 18, 2023 by Sophie Murray
DIAS Summer Interns 2023 #4
Chris and I started this week off in the education centre in Birr castle. After having set up the Linux PC in Stream Birr, it was time to start installing it in the education centre, replacing the old… Read More
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Posted: July 10, 2023 by Sophie Murray
DIAS Summer Interns 2023 #3
Seosamh and I are back working in Birr this week. We’ve brought a PC back from Dunsink and have been preparing it for use in the Rosse Observatory to run the SuperSID receiver stationed there. This computer will… Read More
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Posted: July 4, 2023 by Sophie Murray
DIAS Summer Interns 2023 #2
This week Chris and I (Seosamh) had the pleasure of spending the week in Dunsink Observatory to work closer with the SuperSID receiver in Dunsink and improve and optimise the presentation and consistency of the data being published… Read More
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Posted: June 28, 2023 by Sophie Murray
DIAS Summer Interns 2023 #1
Seosamh and I (Chris) are working as DIAS summer interns for this year. We’re Theoretical Physics undergraduate students studying in Trinity and UCD. This is the first of a series of posts from us during our internship, where… Read More
Night Sky Guide – April 2023
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Posted: April 3, 2023 by Sadhbh Leahy
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
Night Sky Guide – March 2023
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Last Updated: March 7, 2023 by Sadhbh Leahy
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
Night Sky Guide – February 2023
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Posted: February 1, 2023 by Sadhbh Leahy
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. This month we have more planets to watch out for… Read More
Night Sky Guide – January 2023
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Last Updated: January 10, 2023 by Sadhbh Leahy
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
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Last Updated: December 6, 2022 by Sophie Murray
Watch the Red Planet go behind the Moon on Thursday 8th December
Many thanks to our colleague John Flannery for providing the below information on what to watch out for in the skies this month! John is a long-time amateur astronomer with an interest in the history and lore of the sky…. Read More
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