Irish named celestial objects

Mercury features are named for the Arts mostly. There is an official crater named YEATS after W.B. Yeats.

And don't forget the most recent (42531) McKenna.
Good on you Martin.

I think Dave may be on to something here about creating a list, and there'd be no better man than John Flannery to undertake this one. How about it John - will you do us a list?

I dont think anybody mentioned Agnes Mary Clerke,the Skibbereen woman.The Centenary of her death occurs next Feb.20 2007.
The lunar crater Clerke is named after her.

See:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Mary_Clerke
and:
www.cambridge.org/uk/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521808448

Agnes Mary Clerke & rise of Astrophysics is a great read. It is easy to understand and it gives great insight to the genius of this wonderful Irish astronomer. There is a monument to Agnes in Skibbereen.

This book also paints a very detailed and rounded social history of the time, and is a credit to its author Dr Mary Bruck.

A date for your diary is Monday,March 19th 2007, Ely House, 8 Ely Place , Dublin 2.


The Irish Astronomical Society presents: Dr Mary Bruck
An Astronomical Centenary: Agnes Mary Clerke (1842-1907)

Deirdre Kelleghan
Irish Astronomical Society
www.irishastrosoc.org

My old(1976) edition of Antonin Rukl's "Atlas of the Moon" shows the crater "Clerke"on Map No. 25 just beside the crater "Littrow". (Just 70km or so North of the Appolo 17 landing site.
Must have a peek with my 6'' refractor.

I looked it up in VMA and I am hoping to do a sketch when the moon is out to play again.

The VMA has her down as English ?

Deirdre Kelleghan
www.irishastrosoc.org