Join us on Thurs Evening 15th November 2018 at 19:30hrs in DIAS Dunsink Observatory to learn more about the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), the exciting and challenging next-generation Astronomical Facility, which is  currently at the design and prototype… Read More

14th/15th September 2018 at DIAS Dunsink Observatory The Annual NEMETODE Meteor Workshop Weekend was held at DIAS Dunsink Observatory on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th of September 2018. The weekend consisted of a Public Open Night on Friday… Read More

The Night Sky Over Ireland was an event held at DIAS Dunsink Observatory in partnership with Science Gallery Dublin (TCD) on Saturday the 1st September 2018 to a full to capacity Meridian Room. Science Gallery Dublin (TCD) was… Read More

A guest blog by Qi Qi Kennedy (DCU). During Irish National Heritage Week (18th – 26th August 2018), DIAS Dunsink Observatory (D15 XR2R) held two Public Open Nights on the Tuesday and Wednesday.  National Heritage Week is organised… Read More

An interview with Dr. Niall Smith of BCO and CIT. A guest blog by Qi Qi Kennedy (DCU). I spoke to Dr. Niall Smith before his talk at the Moon Cycle event in DIAS Dunsink Observatory. He is… Read More

A guest blog by Qi Qi Kennedy (DCU) about the Lunar Eclipse of 2018. Over a hundred people visited DIAS Dunsink Observatory in spite of a thick blanket of cloud on Friday 27th July, the evening of the… Read More

The Moon Cycle, part of the Festival of Curiosity, on the19th of July 2018. A guest blog by Qi Qi Kennedy (DCU). Cyclists travelled by moonlight out from town and along the Royal Canal to DIAS Dunsink Observatory…. Read More

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

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