Cosmos 2007 Programme of Events

Hi folks,
I can finally add the programme of events for you all. Of course, the slotted speakers and their topics are subject to change, but for the moment, the working programme for the weekend looks like this:

COSMOS 2007 PROGRAMME

FRIDAY MARCH 9th:
19:30 – Registration
Exhibits etc. on display

20:30 – Mr. Seanie Morris, Tullamore Astronomical Society
“Cosmic Dust: Is that all we are?”

22:00 – Observing Session and/or Indoor Activities


SATURDAY MARCH 10th:
9:15 – Registration
Exhibits etc. on display throughout the day

9:45 - Official Opening & Welcome Address

10:00 – Mr. Tony O’Hanlon, Shannonside Astronomy Club
“Carbon Stars: Cool Stellar Dudes”

11:15 - Coffee Break

11:45 – Mr. Tom Bonner, Cork Astronomy Club
“From Under the Shadow of Newton”

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

14:15 – Mr. Sean McKenna, Tullamore Astronomical Society
“Radio Astronomy in Action”

15:30 - Coffee Break & Table Quiz preparations

16:00 - Table Quiz – free for all!

17:30 – IFAS General Meeting (reps only)/Break for Cosmic Dinner

20:00 - Cosmic Dinner (Limited Numbers, enquire with Denise Matthews (Treasurer) on arrival)

22:00 – Observing Session and/or Saturday Night’s Activities


SUNDAY MARCH 11th:
10:15 – Mr. Dave Grennan (with Jed Glover), South Dublin Astronomy Society & Astronomy Ireland
“Digital Astrophotography”

11:30 – Coffee/Tea Break

12:00 – Prof. Niall O’Murchadha, Dept. of Physics, University College Cork
“In search of Gravitational Waves”

13:15 – 14:15 Lunch

14:30 – Deirdre Kelleghan, Irish Astronomical Society
“Sketching from the Eyepiece”

15:45 – Raffle & Presentations

16:15 - Farewell Address

We hope you are looking forward to it even more now that we have wet your appetites!



Seanie.

On behalf of TAS I would like to thank everyone who attended this year's COSMOS Star Party In Tullamore. I hope you all enjoyed the weekend!

If you have any photos of the event you would like to share, please feel free to post them up here.

As always, we would appreciate your opinions of the event. Please feel free to e-mail or pm us with your comments. This will help us plan next year's event and hopefully address any issues which we may have fallen short on. These will of course be kept in the strictest confidence.

Regards & Thanks,

Got a small report of it here .

Seanie.