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November's Astrophotography Competition target: Orion and its Environs
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November's target for our competition this month is Orion and its Environs: Deep Sky, with a great prize on offer of a copy of Observing the Night Sky with Binoculars, a copy of Turn Left at Orion, and any size from the Helios Solana range of binoculars, kindly sponsored by Ktec Telescopes Ltd.
To vote on the entries, or take part in our competition, you must be a registered member of our forums. Registration is free, and takes less than 2 minutes.
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Many thanks to our other monthly sponsor, Scopes & SPace Ltd. for their continued support.
IFAS Astronomer of the Year 2012
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Congratulations to Ronan Newman, prominent member of Galway Astronomy Club and (lately) renowned 'aurora hunter', who has been voted for by his peers as the IFAS Astronomer of the Year 2012. Well done Ronan! Read more here.
And the IFAS Astronomer of the Year 2013 is...
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The nominations came in, the votes were cast, and the IFAS Astronomer of the Year 2013 is Carl O'Beirne!
IFAS Astronomer of the Year 2010 - Congrats to Dave Grennan!
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Congratulations to Mr. Dave Grennan from Dublin who has been voted as the IFAS Astronomer of the Year for 2010! Read more about it here.
Science Week A Huge Success
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Sience Week took place across Ireland from Sunday November 7th to Sunday November 14th. Brought to you by Discover Science and Engineering, many schools, clubs, societies and even work venues took part. From exhibits to lectures, competitions to extra curricular activities, it was a huge success.
To find out what it was all about then check out the Science Week website here.
To find out what your nearest Astronomy Club did for Science Week.
