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The Start of Space Crafts

You may or may not have heard about our new project Space Crafts. Space Crafts is a new STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts & Maths) initiative being run at DIAS Dunsink Observatory and is funded through the Science Foundation… Read More

Night Sky Guide – May 2023

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.  Friday 5th May  – Full moon at 6.34 am. Saturday/Sunday… Read More

Night Sky Guide – April 2023

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 AprilĀ  – Full moon at 5.34 am. Sunday… Read More

Night Sky Guide – March 2023

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 – January 2023

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

Science Week in DIAS Dunsink Observatory

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

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

August 2022 Sky Notes

Celestial fireworks dash across the sky this month when one of the best annual meteor showers, the Perseids, peak on the night of August 12/13th.  Unfortunately, the display must contend with a full moon on the same date… Read More