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… Read More
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was launched on December 25th, 2021, from French Guiana. The JWST contains four instruments designed to conduct infrared astronomy. The four instruments are the Near InfraRed Camera (NIRCam), the Near InfraRed Spectrograph… Read More
A parade of planets not repeated until the end of this century warrants an early rise at least one morning this month. A parade of planets An unusual celestial sight in the morning sky greets the dedicated observer… Read More
From our regular blogger Qi Qi Kennedy, Masters student at UCD Continuing on the review of the meteors project over the last few years at DIAS Dunsink Observatory, next on my list was citizen scientist Mike Foylan, member… Read More
From our regular blogger Qi Qi Kennedy, Masters student at UCD Continuing to review the meteor project over the last few years at DIAS Dunsink Observatory, next on my list was Michael O’Connell (IFAS, Midlands Astronomy Club, NEMETODE… Read More
From our guest blogger Qi Qi Kennedy, Masters student at UCD Looking back at the meteor project over the last few years at DIAS Dunsink Observatory, I interviewed a number of Citizen Scientists from both the professional and… Read More
Hi there! It’s Oscar & Ruth here and we’re going to continue the blog, by talking a bit about our summer project with DIAS Astronomy and Astrophysics. This summer we are working with the Solar Physics and Space… Read More
Hi there! It’s Hannah here and I’m gonna kick off this blog by telling you a little bit about my summer project with DIAS Astronomy and Astrophysics. This summer I’ve been fortunate enough to be working with… Read More
Ruth, Oscar, Nicky, Jacob and I (Hannah) are this year’s DIAS Astronomy and Astrophysics summer interns. We are all working on a variety of different projects and we’ve decided to write a blog to document the journey and… Read More
By Tess Tangney, Gabriel Finneran and Oscar O’Hara Started by Tess The day had finally come, tonight we were opening up Dunsink to the public. Unfortunately it was set to thunderstorm all day so we were a bit worried… Read More
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Posted: July 28, 2022 by Sophie Murray
July 2022 Sky Notes
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… Read More
JWST Image Release Event at DIAS Dunsink Observatory
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Last Updated: July 18, 2022 by Sadhbh Leahy
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was launched on December 25th, 2021, from French Guiana. The JWST contains four instruments designed to conduct infrared astronomy. The four instruments are the Near InfraRed Camera (NIRCam), the Near InfraRed Spectrograph… Read More
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Last Updated: June 24, 2022 by Sophie Murray
June 2022 Sky Notes
A parade of planets not repeated until the end of this century warrants an early rise at least one morning this month. A parade of planets An unusual celestial sight in the morning sky greets the dedicated observer… Read More
Meteors 2020: Interview with Mike Foylan
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Last Updated: November 13, 2020 by Jonathan Mackey
From our regular blogger Qi Qi Kennedy, Masters student at UCD Continuing on the review of the meteors project over the last few years at DIAS Dunsink Observatory, next on my list was citizen scientist Mike Foylan, member… Read More
Meteors 2020: Interview with Michael O’Connell
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Last Updated: October 29, 2020 by Jonathan Mackey
From our regular blogger Qi Qi Kennedy, Masters student at UCD Continuing to review the meteor project over the last few years at DIAS Dunsink Observatory, next on my list was Michael O’Connell (IFAS, Midlands Astronomy Club, NEMETODE… Read More
Meteors 2020: Interview with Sarah Joyce
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Posted: October 22, 2020 by Jonathan Mackey
From our guest blogger Qi Qi Kennedy, Masters student at UCD Looking back at the meteor project over the last few years at DIAS Dunsink Observatory, I interviewed a number of Citizen Scientists from both the professional and… Read More
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Posted: July 27, 2020 by Hannah Collier
#3 Solar Monitor
Hi there! It’s Oscar & Ruth here and we’re going to continue the blog, by talking a bit about our summer project with DIAS Astronomy and Astrophysics. This summer we are working with the Solar Physics and Space… Read More
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Last Updated: July 7, 2020 by Hannah Collier
#2 The Treasure Trove
Hi there! It’s Hannah here and I’m gonna kick off this blog by telling you a little bit about my summer project with DIAS Astronomy and Astrophysics. This summer I’ve been fortunate enough to be working with… Read More
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Last Updated: June 30, 2020 by Sophie Murray
DIAS Summer Interns 2020 #1
Ruth, Oscar, Nicky, Jacob and I (Hannah) are this year’s DIAS Astronomy and Astrophysics summer interns. We are all working on a variety of different projects and we’ve decided to write a blog to document the journey and… Read More
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Last Updated: July 24, 2019 by Gabriel Finneran
# 8 Pizza and Public Outreach
By Tess Tangney, Gabriel Finneran and Oscar O’Hara Started by Tess The day had finally come, tonight we were opening up Dunsink to the public. Unfortunately it was set to thunderstorm all day so we were a bit worried… Read More
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