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Formed in 1937, the IAS is the longest established astronomy society in Ireland.
The Irish Astronomical Society is holding a Astronomy sidewalk event in the Botanical Gardens in Glasnevin on Saturday. Starting at 10am till 12am. This is a free event. Remember never look at the Sun with your naked eye. The sun is dangerous to look at and will damage your eyes. Please do not look at…
‘Gamma ray bursts and Ic-BL supernovae‘ Supernova are stellar explosions so energetic they can briefly outshine an entire galaxy, radiating as much energy in a short amount of time as an ordinary star like the Sun is expected to emit over its 10 billion-year life span. The connection between gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and broad-line Ic…
Unfortunately the IRISH ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY event scheduled for tomorrow evening in Phoenix Park is CANCELLED due to weather forecast, this IRISH ASTRONOMY WEEK event. Will be reschedule for when the forecast improves, please note VENUE MAY BE CHANGED as well.
Absolutely excellent talk by UCD PHd student Laura Cotter, this evening for the Irish Astronomical Society first talk in 2025. Thanks to all involved.
Irish Astronomy Week is an exciting and free initiative dedicated to promoting astronomy and space science across Ireland. It’s a cross-border event and an opportunity for people of all ages and all walks of life to explore the wonders of the universe together to learn about the how the contributions of Irish astronomers are continuing…
Orion’s Belt is one of the most recognizable asterisms in the night sky, forming part of the larger constellation Orion, the Hunter. It consists of three bright stars that appear to be aligned in a nearly straight line From east to west (in the northern hemisphere), they are Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka (and the names…
At 09:25 on Wed 18, the Moon will pass in front of Mars and 52 mins later it will reappear. The Sun will have risen but the Moon, although low in the sky will be visible. Mars will be at mag. –0.9 at the time of the 18 December lunar occultation.The Moon will be at…
The Irish Astronomical Society’s Christmas gathering is coming around again, this year in anew and enhanced format and in co-0peration with University College Dublin. Again, we are delighted to have Dr. Antonio Martin Carrillo, UCD Ad Astra fellow /AssistantProfessor in the School of Physics, as our guest speaker. (It has become a bit of a traditionfor Dr…
IAS outdoor event in Phoenix Park Visitor Centre 14th Nov 2024
“Cats, Newts, Specs and OGs: the world’s most important telescopes” The optical telescope has been the single greatest invention in the development of astronomy. Although Galileo did not invent it, his first astronomical observations with his primitive home-made telescope opened the doors – or windows – to the universe. Since then there have been numerous…