Global Astronomy Month events registered so far for Ireland

Global Astronomy Month 2010 events registered so far in Ireland.

April 2nd - First Friday's at the Castle Blackrock Castle Observatory Cork - 4 X Family friendly workshops Cosmic Calender's.
April 2nd - 2012 Is it really the end ? a talk by Tony O' Hanlon at Blackrock Castle Observatory
April 2nd One People One Sky -Public Star Party Cork Astronomy Club at Blackrock Castle Observatory Cork.
April 9th , 10th 11th , COSMOS 2010 - Midlands Astronomy Club
www.tullamoreastronomy.com/cosmos2010.html

April 19th Our Moon , Moon Stories, Moon News a talk by Deirdre Kelleghan
at Balbriggan Library Dublin 19:30 Telescope Observing Weather Permitting

April 22nd Our Moon , Moon Stories , Moon News a talk by Deirdre Kelleghan
at Swords Library Dublin 19:30 Telescope Observing weather permitting

April 23rd Irish Astronomical Society and Friends Public Star Party One People One Sky 20 :00 - 22:00 Martello Tower Car Park Sandymount Dublin Weather Permitting

April 24th -Irish Astronomical Society and Friends Public Star Party One People One Sky - 19:30 - 22:00 The Promenade Bray Co Wicklow . Weather Permitting

April 24th Public Star Party at Blackrock Castle Observatory by Cork Astronomy Club
20:00 - 22:00

April 24th - Midlands Astronomy Club Kildare - Telescope Moon viewing
20:00 - 22:00 Athy Community College

April 24th - Ostan Arann Kilronan Inis Mor - Public Star Party 20:00 - 22:00 - Dara Molloy and the islanders.

If you have any plans for astronomy events in April let me know asap thanks.

Deirdre Kelleghan
Vice Char IFAS - Outreach IFAS
National Coordinator Astronomers Without Borders Ireland .
www.deirdrekelleghan.com/
twitter.com/skysketcher

Many thanks to Kerry Astronomy Club, Shannonside Astronomy Club and The Irish Astronomical Association for joining it Global Astronomy Month with their events. I will add to the IFAS events list soon as I get the time. Their events have been added to GAM2010 events registery.

Deirdre Kelleghan
GAM2010 Coordinator Ireland

Deirdre,
Thank you for traveling down to Kerry to give us a talk and to talk to the students of Fenit National School. We followed up your talk with an observing session there last night for the school and the local Cubs group. We had four telescopes and several sets of binoculars for the 40 or 50 kids and parents that attended. We took some photos and had a local freelance photographer there taking pictures too. Will post some later.
We showed them the planets and some of the brighter stars between 8:30 and 10:45.

Michael Scully.

Thanks Michael , it was a very positive visit to Kerry and I am delighted with the multiplier effect .
I spoke to the school principal this morning , who was thrilled to see so many children,teachers and parents turning up later at the school to see Saturn in particular. She was delighted with the reaction to the talk and the whole experience she related will be written up as part of the schools application for a Discover Primary Science Award.

The principal spoke about the Kerry Astronomy Club members paitience in answering questions about the sky all evening. The school were absolutly in awe of the whole thing.

I am so pleased the skies stayed clear for you to share the sky with the children from the School. Thanks again to Kerry Astronomy Club for their hospitality and for following up with a star party.

The entire event talk and star party in relation to St Brendans National School Fenit was part of The Saturn Observation Campaign , GAM2010 and StarPeace.

Deirdre Kelleghan
GAM2010 Coordinator Ireland

Hi Dee,
just to add to the list of events, DAS will be holding a public star party in Waterford (at the People's Park) on Friday 23rd April and in Dungarvan (Abbeyside Church) on Sat 24th.
Clear skies,
Bernie

Some pictures from Fenit National School yesterday.

The many moons of Saturn.
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3D time.
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No one went away empty handed.
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Mars was high up!
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The queue for a look at the real thing, Saturn...
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Good night had by all.

Michael Scully KAC.