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
By Tess Tangney and Oscar O’Hara Started by Tess It’s been a long 7 weeks working in Dunsink and yet the time seems to have flown by. After all our research on the artifacts we’ve found it was… Read More
By Gabriel Finneran At 0600hrs Monday morning I packed my bags and set off from Athlone, bound for Dunsink which would be my home for the next three days. With a cumbersome loadout of a backpack, pannier and… Read More
By Gabriel Finneran As the fourth week of our internship began to draw to a close, we arrived at Dunsink early Friday morning to begin cleaning the South Dome Refractor. Light flooded the room as Tess pulled open… Read More
By Tess Tangney and Oscar O’Hara Started by Tess Oscar and I locked up our bikes in the carpark of the Eastwall ALDI as we waited for Peter to pick us up. It wasn’t as dodgy as… Read More
July 20th By Tess Tangney Three weeks in and we were finally getting used to the cycle to Dunsink, Oscar even made it in a record 35 minutes from Tenernure! We started off the day with a cup… Read More
June 17th 2019 By Oscar O’Hara With a mission in mind, and a cuppa in hand the three musketeers swung a left out the front door. Our sights firmly set on Trinity, we began the short walk, with… 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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Posted: July 22, 2019 by Gabriel Finneran
#7 Muffins and Manual Labour
By Tess Tangney and Oscar O’Hara Started by Tess It’s been a long 7 weeks working in Dunsink and yet the time seems to have flown by. After all our research on the artifacts we’ve found it was… Read More
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Last Updated: July 22, 2019 by Gabriel Finneran
#6 Salad and Spirits
By Gabriel Finneran At 0600hrs Monday morning I packed my bags and set off from Athlone, bound for Dunsink which would be my home for the next three days. With a cumbersome loadout of a backpack, pannier and… Read More
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Last Updated: July 22, 2019 by Gabriel Finneran
#5 Brasso and Bling
By Gabriel Finneran As the fourth week of our internship began to draw to a close, we arrived at Dunsink early Friday morning to begin cleaning the South Dome Refractor. Light flooded the room as Tess pulled open… Read More
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Posted: July 1, 2019 by Oscar O Hara
#4 Birr & Brownies
By Tess Tangney and Oscar O’Hara Started by Tess Oscar and I locked up our bikes in the carpark of the Eastwall ALDI as we waited for Peter to pick us up. It wasn’t as dodgy as… Read More
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Last Updated: July 1, 2019 by Gabriel Finneran
#3 Hi-vis & Hamilton
July 20th By Tess Tangney Three weeks in and we were finally getting used to the cycle to Dunsink, Oscar even made it in a record 35 minutes from Tenernure! We started off the day with a cup… Read More
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Posted: June 27, 2019 by Oscar O Hara
#2 Cookies & Confidence
June 17th 2019 By Oscar O’Hara With a mission in mind, and a cuppa in hand the three musketeers swung a left out the front door. Our sights firmly set on Trinity, we began the short walk, with… Read More
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