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BLACKROCK CASTLE OBSERVATORY
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19 years 9 months ago #9902
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www.worldwidelasers.com/inishowen.html
And rockets, dont forget the rockets!
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inishowen,?
what's there ?
www.worldwidelasers.com/inishowen.html
And rockets, dont forget the rockets!
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19 years 9 months ago #9908
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Its one place I'd really love to visit. They've got a planetarium and all up there... as well as the rockets! Its literally on the most Northern point of the country!
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inishowen,?
what's there ?
www.worldwidelasers.com/inishowen.html
And rockets, dont forget the rockets!
Its one place I'd really love to visit. They've got a planetarium and all up there... as well as the rockets! Its literally on the most Northern point of the country!
Midlands Astronomy Club.
Radio Presenter (Midlands 103), Space Enthusiast, Astronomy Outreach Co-ordinator.
Former IFAS Chairperson and Secretary.
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19 years 9 months ago #9911
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Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
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thats a looong drive from here.
I couldnt even guess how many hours that would be?
I couldnt even guess how many hours that would be?
Dave L. on facebook , See my images in flickr
Chairman. Shannonside Astronomy Club (Limerick)
Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
but what a way to go.
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19 years 9 months ago #9918
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I would guess its about a 4 to 5 hour drive from Tullamore. Definitely would be an overnighter if a trip was planned for there.
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thats a looong drive from here.
I couldnt even guess how many hours that would be?
I would guess its about a 4 to 5 hour drive from Tullamore. Definitely would be an overnighter if a trip was planned for there.
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19 years 9 months ago #9938
by dave_lillis
Dave L. on facebook , See my images in flickr
Chairman. Shannonside Astronomy Club (Limerick)
Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
but what a way to go.
+ 12"LX200, MK67, Meade2045, 4"refractor
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Its over 2 hrs to tullamore from here, so that makes it 6-7 hours to that place.
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but what a way to go.
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19 years 9 months ago #9946
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Well, from Limerick, you'd head for Galway, then Sligo - a more direct route.
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Its over 2 hrs to tullamore from here, so that makes it 6-7 hours to that place.
Well, from Limerick, you'd head for Galway, then Sligo - a more direct route.
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