please let me know of any updates/corrections.
Organisations
Irish Federation of Astronomical Societies
www.IrishAstronomy.org
The Federation is an umbrella group of the National and Regional Clubs. On the website you will find a discussion board, picture gallery and our bimonthly downloadable magazine. Drop in to chat about the Venus Transit 2004!
The Transit of Venus will occur on June 8th at 6.22am. Many of the Clubs below will be holding public events so please contact them for further details.
For clubs that have confirmed that they will be holding a public transit watch, we have listed the Venue as well as the contact details. Individual members of astronomy clubs may also be arranging transit watches, however in the interest of saftey we have listed only those clubs that are arranging public events, where we can be sure that experienced observers will be present.
National Clubs
Irish Astronomical Society
URL:
www.IrishAstroSoc.org
P.O. BOX 2547, Dublin 14, Ireland.
Contact: Secretary, Tim Carr, timcarr2003@eircom.net
Irish Astronomical Association
URL:
www.btinternet.com/~jimmyaquarius/
Venue: Botanic Gardens, Stranmillis Road, Belfast, behind the Ulster Museum
(pass the main door, turn right and walk to the open grassy patch).
There will be a variety of telescopes (H-alpha, visual, projection), an
Internet link, CD on history of Venus transits and an exhibition in the
Museum.
Contacts:
1. Andy McCrea, Tel 028 9127 3584 (H); 028 9068 5061 (work); Email:
<andrew@mccreaa.freeserve.co.uk>, <andy.mccrea@nie.co.uk>
2. Terry Moseley Tel 028 9058 1698(Home); 028 9025 3637 (Work), Email:
<terrymosel@aol.com.>
Also: Glenlola Collegiate School, Bangor, Co. Down (Jacqui Milligan)
St Patrick's High School, Lisburn, Co. Antrim (Dr S. Quinn, Email:squinn@stpats.lisburn.ni.sch.uk)
Astronomy Ireland
URL:
www.astronomy.ie
Astronomy & Space Ltd.
Unit 75,Butterly Business Park,
Kilmore Road, Dublin 5
Contact: David Moore, info@astronomy.ie
Astronomy in your area:
Leinster
South Dublin Astronomical Society with astronomers from the Irish Astronomical Society and Dublin Sidewalk Astronomers.
URL:
www.SouthDublinAstronomy.org
Venue: Sandymount Tower, Sandymount
Contact: Walter Mee, wally@andromedaoptics.com
Tulamore Astronomical Society
URL:
www.tullamoreastronomy.com
Contact: Sean Morris, tasnewsletter@go.com, (0506) 22515
Astro2, Maynooth
URL:
astro2.iwarp.com/
Venue: Maynooth College, Physics Building
Contact: bart@cs.may.ie
Wexford Astronomy Club
wexford_astronomy@yahoo.ie
Munster
Shannonside Astronomy Club
go.to/sac
Venue: Boher, Co. Limerick,
Contact: Dave Lillis, 0876381106, davelillis@eircom.net
Cork Astronomy Club
URL:
www.qsl.net/ei5fk/astronomy.html
Venue: South Aer grounds, adjacent to Cork Airport
Contact: ei5fk@yahoo.com
Kerry Astronomy Club
URL:
homepage.eircom.net/~kerryac/
Venue: Tralee Town Park
Contact: kerryastronomyclub@eircom.net
Bausch and Lomb Astronomy Society,Waterford
URL:
www.geocities.com/bauschandlombastronomysociety/BLAS.html
Venue: Lay-by, Mweelnahor in the Ring Gealteacht, Waterford (Take the N25 Cork Road from Dungarvan, Turn for Ring when signposted, R674, for 1.25 miles.At the Ring/Sean Phobail Y junction head for Sean Phobail (Old Parish) for about 0.5 of a mile to Lay-by on Left Hand Side.)
Contact: cryan2@iolfree.ie
Connaught
Galway Astronomy Club, Astrophysics Division of the Experimental Physics Dept at NUI Galway & Galway Education Centre
URL:
homepage.eircom.net/~galwayastronomyclub/
Venue: Tesco Carpark beside Kates Bar on the busy Headford Road from 8am-12
Contact: Martin Quirke @ 091 528347
Ulster
East Antrim Astronomical Society
Venue: Picnic area just off the Ballymena Seven Towers roundabout, Ballymena, County Antrim, 9am-1pm
URL:
www.eaas.co.uk/
Contact: jmcconnell@eaas.co.uk
  