COSMOS 2006 - The Universe Comes to Tullamore!

Thats right, over the weekend of April 21st to 23rd, our 16th annual star party, COSMOS 2006, will take place over the weekend in Annaharvey Equestrian Farm, 4 miles from Tullamore.

Speakers confirmed:

Mr. Anthony Murphy, Dundalk Astronomy Club

Dr. Neil Bone, Deputy Editor of Astronomy Now

Mr. Michael O'Connell, Tullamore Astronomical Society

Ms. Catherine Ansbro, Kingsland Observatory, Roscommon

Mr. Ash McFadden, Inishowen Planetarium & Maritime Museum

Dr. Massimo Teodorani, Astrophysicist, Science Writer and Independent SETI Researcher, Italy

More details will be posted here soon, this is just to whet your appetite! A working progrmme of events is currently up on our website: www.tullamoreastronomy.com

Weekend actvities include displays and exhibits, buy and sell, observing sessions, table quiz, Saturday night dinner and more. See our website, or contact the Secretary on tullamoreastronomy@yahoo.co.uk

Seanie.

Could you give us a few titles of talks to those speakers seanie before you whizz off to Turkey

Ronan Newman
Galway Astronomy Club

Mr. Ash McFadden, Inishowen Planetarium & Maritime Museum

Do we get to send Seanie into orbit? Or at least blow something up?

Could you give us a few titles of talks to those speakers seanie before you whizz off to Turkey

Ronan Newman
Galway Astronomy Club

Mr. Michael O’Connell, Tullamore Astronomical Society
“Construction of a Backyard Astronomical Observatory”

Ms. Catherine Ansbro, Kingsland Observatory, Roscommon
“Science: On a collision course with the real world”

Dr. Massimo Teodorani, Astrophysicist, Science Writer and Independent SETI Researcher, Italy
“Standard and Non-Standard SETI Research”

Dr. Neil Bone, Associate Editor of Astronomy Now
“The Northern Lights: How, When, and Why”

Ash McFadden, Inishowen Maritime Museum & Planetarium
“Comets in the Classroom” (talk includes a look at the Rocket Egg-Lofting Competition!)

Mr. Anthony Murphy, Dundalk Astronomy Club
“Newgrange and precession - ancient astronomical masterplan?”


Seanie.

Mr. Ash McFadden, Inishowen Planetarium & Maritime Museum

Do we get to send Seanie into orbit?

Probably not, sorry!

Or at least blow something up?

Maybe!

Or at least blow something up?

:idea: Let's blow up lafsalot...

Johnno