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Total Lunar Eclipse July 27th 2018

Total Lunar Eclipse – July 27th 2018 Guest Blog by John Flannery of the Irish Astronomical Society The evening of Friday, July 27th, sees the longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century visible over a wide area… Read More

Dunsink Observatory becomes Ireland’s first European site of historical significance

DIAS Dunsink Observatory sealed its status as one of Ireland’s most important scientific sites on the 23rd of June 2018 when it was recognised by the European Physical Society as a “site of historical significance”. Dunsink joins other… Read More

The Farthest Q&A

Interview with Emer Reynolds, director of “The Farthest“, the story of the Voyager Mission A guest article by Sarah Joyce, Transition Year Student 2017 and Young Scientific Reporter at DIAS Dunsink Observatory. 15th December 2017 “Look again at… Read More

October 2017 Events

Cherenkov Telescope Array and Gamma Ray Astronomy Evening @ DIAS Dunsink Observatory A guest article by Sarah Joyce, Transition Year Student 2017 and Young Scientific Reporter at DIAS Dunsink Observatory, covering a selection of events in October 2017… Read More

Culture Night 2017

CULTURE NIGHT 2017 @ DIAS DUNSINK OBSERVATORY A guest article by Sarah Joyce, Transition Year Student 2017 and Young Scientific Reporter at DIAS Dunsink Observatory. This Culture Night (Friday 22nd of September 2017), Dunsink Observatory (DIAS) opened their… Read More