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A great turnout in #UCD this morning as VPRII Prof. Kate Robson Brown opens #Insight’s AI showcase helping to linkup the AI activity within UCD’s Ad-Astra lecturer and researcher community. Looking forward to a wealth of presentations.
November 21, 2025 at 9:57 AM
A great turnout in #UCD this morning as VPRII Prof. Kate Robson Brown opens #Insight’s AI showcase helping to linkup the AI activity within UCD’s Ad-Astra lecturer and researcher community. Looking forward to a wealth of presentations.
Marty conducting an Astrophotography Workshop. A great end to @ScienceWeek activities at irishastrosoc.ie. Thanks to @opwireland @Researchirel @insight_centre, Youth Work Ireland Monaghan for supporting us all week. themoon.ie
November 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Marty conducting an Astrophotography Workshop. A great end to @ScienceWeek activities at irishastrosoc.ie. Thanks to @opwireland @Researchirel @insight_centre, Youth Work Ireland Monaghan for supporting us all week. themoon.ie
Fantastic day in Clones Peace Link Centre giving astronomy talks to primary and secondary school students then up to the Phoenix Park visitor centre for a public astronomy event. Great turnout despite the weather. Really enjoying @ScienceWeek
November 12, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Fantastic day in Clones Peace Link Centre giving astronomy talks to primary and secondary school students then up to the Phoenix Park visitor centre for a public astronomy event. Great turnout despite the weather. Really enjoying @ScienceWeek
Got a rare brief clearance in the clouds in the early hours and took a few quick snaps of the Moon in the third quarter phase and of Jupiter and its four moons. Happy science week!
November 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Got a rare brief clearance in the clouds in the early hours and took a few quick snaps of the Moon in the third quarter phase and of Jupiter and its four moons. Happy science week!
If you have time to spare the IAS are exhibiting some magnificent astronomical photographs at the visitor centre in the Phoenix Park. irishastrosoc.ie/event/ias-as.... We are delighted to be showcasing the talent of Irish astrophotographers. The exhibit will run throughout November.
November 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
If you have time to spare the IAS are exhibiting some magnificent astronomical photographs at the visitor centre in the Phoenix Park. irishastrosoc.ie/event/ias-as.... We are delighted to be showcasing the talent of Irish astrophotographers. The exhibit will run throughout November.
1860’s - Dunmanway, Cork, Jeremiah Collins left for the US. A drummer boy in the civil war he eventually married and his son James became an army major. Serving in Rome, Jame’s son Michael is born who went on to pilot Apollo 11 to the Moon. Michael Collins was born on this day 1930.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:36 AM
1860’s - Dunmanway, Cork, Jeremiah Collins left for the US. A drummer boy in the civil war he eventually married and his son James became an army major. Serving in Rome, Jame’s son Michael is born who went on to pilot Apollo 11 to the Moon. Michael Collins was born on this day 1930.
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Myself and de wife! Lorraine and her research work features at the ‘Cancer Revolution’ exhibition in the St. Stephens Green Centre. A great exhibit of some great work. Very proud of Lorraine… as always!❤️
October 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Myself and de wife! Lorraine and her research work features at the ‘Cancer Revolution’ exhibition in the St. Stephens Green Centre. A great exhibit of some great work. Very proud of Lorraine… as always!❤️
I had a very enjoyable evening explaining the delights of the night sky to the local ICA chapter. Astronomy is for everyone!! themoon.ie
October 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I had a very enjoyable evening explaining the delights of the night sky to the local ICA chapter. Astronomy is for everyone!! themoon.ie
Delighted and honoured to have presented a lecture on the Grubb Telescope Company to our Northern Ireland sister society the IAA at Queens University Belfast tonight. John McClintock, president of the IAA and his fellow committee members gave me a great welcome.
October 15, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Delighted and honoured to have presented a lecture on the Grubb Telescope Company to our Northern Ireland sister society the IAA at Queens University Belfast tonight. John McClintock, president of the IAA and his fellow committee members gave me a great welcome.
I was very honoured to receive my medal of office tonight as President of the Irish Astronomical Society from past president Mick McCreary. As a society we have big plans to bring the joys of astronomy to more and more people. I’m looking forward to the adventures ahead
September 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I was very honoured to receive my medal of office tonight as President of the Irish Astronomical Society from past president Mick McCreary. As a society we have big plans to bring the joys of astronomy to more and more people. I’m looking forward to the adventures ahead
Hot day here in Gran Canaria and here’s the culprit. You can see spots on the Sun’s surface indicating violent magnetic activity. How big are the spots? For scale I have included images of the inner planets, they are the tiny dots that the arrows are pointing at! That’s how big!
July 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Hot day here in Gran Canaria and here’s the culprit. You can see spots on the Sun’s surface indicating violent magnetic activity. How big are the spots? For scale I have included images of the inner planets, they are the tiny dots that the arrows are pointing at! That’s how big!
It was the Moon and not the Sun that greeted me early this morning in Gran Canaria. I couldn’t let it pass without capturing the moment - The joy of nature.
July 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
It was the Moon and not the Sun that greeted me early this morning in Gran Canaria. I couldn’t let it pass without capturing the moment - The joy of nature.
The Irish Astronomical Society is holding a public event at the Botanical gardens Dublin to observe the sun through specialised scopes and mark ‘The Summer Solstice’ as explained in this video youtu.be/vXEXUPLNUqg?... via @YouTube
June 21, 2025 at 10:10 AM
The Irish Astronomical Society is holding a public event at the Botanical gardens Dublin to observe the sun through specialised scopes and mark ‘The Summer Solstice’ as explained in this video youtu.be/vXEXUPLNUqg?... via @YouTube
The Owl nebula is a dead white dwarf star, surrounded by its own outer layers expanding away. It is 2005 light years away. This is the fate of our Sun in 5 billion years. themoon.ie
April 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The Owl nebula is a dead white dwarf star, surrounded by its own outer layers expanding away. It is 2005 light years away. This is the fate of our Sun in 5 billion years. themoon.ie
There’s something majestic about a thin crescent Moon. As seen over Dublin tonight.
April 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
There’s something majestic about a thin crescent Moon. As seen over Dublin tonight.
I hope some of you are getting a better view of the eclipse than I am. 😩☁️☁️😤 www.themoon.ie. Regardless, keep looking up!
March 29, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I hope some of you are getting a better view of the eclipse than I am. 😩☁️☁️😤 www.themoon.ie. Regardless, keep looking up!
If the sky is clear tomorrow don’t miss the partial solar eclipse. Over 40% of the Sun will be blocked by the Moon. Starts at 10am. Peaks at 11 am. DON’T LOOK AT THE SUN DIRECTLY. Go to themoon.ie for all you need to know! Keep looking up.
March 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
If the sky is clear tomorrow don’t miss the partial solar eclipse. Over 40% of the Sun will be blocked by the Moon. Starts at 10am. Peaks at 11 am. DON’T LOOK AT THE SUN DIRECTLY. Go to themoon.ie for all you need to know! Keep looking up.
Even our wee dog Newton is looking out for the upcoming eclipses! Scan the QR code or click here: themoon.ie/march-25-ecl... to get all the info you need. Tomorrow’s Lunar eclipse admittedly will be a challenge to observe but the solar eclipse on the 29th, if clear, is a must!
March 13, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Even our wee dog Newton is looking out for the upcoming eclipses! Scan the QR code or click here: themoon.ie/march-25-ecl... to get all the info you need. Tomorrow’s Lunar eclipse admittedly will be a challenge to observe but the solar eclipse on the 29th, if clear, is a must!
Two eclipses in March. A lunar eclipse for purists (early morning-low in sky) but if clear on Sat 29th you will not want to miss the solar eclipse!! Here is a bluffers guide on all you need to know. themoon.ie/march-25-ecl...
In aid of Monaghan Special Olympics www.facebook.com/share/19xt1z...
In aid of Monaghan Special Olympics www.facebook.com/share/19xt1z...
March 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Two eclipses in March. A lunar eclipse for purists (early morning-low in sky) but if clear on Sat 29th you will not want to miss the solar eclipse!! Here is a bluffers guide on all you need to know. themoon.ie/march-25-ecl...
In aid of Monaghan Special Olympics www.facebook.com/share/19xt1z...
In aid of Monaghan Special Olympics www.facebook.com/share/19xt1z...
A very enjoyable evening in Lucan where there was a great turnout for my talk on the life and times of a star! Some excellent questions posed! Thanks to Lucan library for organising the talk! Keep looking up!
March 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
A very enjoyable evening in Lucan where there was a great turnout for my talk on the life and times of a star! Some excellent questions posed! Thanks to Lucan library for organising the talk! Keep looking up!
There will be a lunar eclipse in the early hours of March 14th and a partial Solar eclipse on March 29th. I have an info pack on the way…watch this space. For now enjoy the beauty of last night’s waxing crescent moon.
March 6, 2025 at 9:05 AM
There will be a lunar eclipse in the early hours of March 14th and a partial Solar eclipse on March 29th. I have an info pack on the way…watch this space. For now enjoy the beauty of last night’s waxing crescent moon.
Spent a great morning in the company of the boys from St Micheal’s NS Trim discussing all things planetary. They were brilliant and so inquisitive. Times may be rough at the moment but the future holds great hope. Keep looking up.
March 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Spent a great morning in the company of the boys from St Micheal’s NS Trim discussing all things planetary. They were brilliant and so inquisitive. Times may be rough at the moment but the future holds great hope. Keep looking up.