On Thursday, September 8th 2022, we celebrated the inaugural lecture of Prof. Caitríona Jackman at DIAS Dunsink Observatory. We were honored to have government representatives, representatives from funding bodies including SFI and IRC, colleagues from universities across Ireland, … 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
Science Week in DIAS Dunsink Observatory
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Posted: November 22, 2022 by Sadhbh Leahy
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
Space week with Dr. Pete Warden
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Posted: October 12, 2022 by Sadhbh Leahy
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
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Posted: September 27, 2022 by Sophie Murray
Culture Night 2022
On Friday September 23rd we celebrated Culture Night 2022 at DIAS Dunsink Observatory. This was our first visitor night since the Covid-19 pandemic started in March 2020. It was a joy to have so many people visit and… Read More
Inaugural lecture of Prof. Caitríona Jackman
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Last Updated: September 9, 2022 by Sophie Murray
On Thursday, September 8th 2022, we celebrated the inaugural lecture of Prof. Caitríona Jackman at DIAS Dunsink Observatory. We were honored to have government representatives, representatives from funding bodies including SFI and IRC, colleagues from universities across Ireland, … Read More
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