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Cork city

Galilean Nights - The StarGazers

Location
Venue: Blackrock Castle Observatory
Street/Description: courtyard and carpark
City: Cork city
Post Code/Zip Code: 0
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When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 20.00
End Time (each day): 23.00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Blackrock Castle Observatory
Main Contact: Clair McSweeney
E-mail: clairmcsweeney@bco.ie
Phone: =353214357917
Website: www.bco.ie

Further Details
Astronomers at Blackrock Castle Observatory and Cork Astronomy Club members will guide public observing sessions on Saturday Oct 24 from 20.00-23.00 in the courtyard and riverside carpark at Blackrock Castle. Observe to the sweet sounds of The Stargazers, the celebrated Cork guitar/harmony trio.


Dublin

Galileo's Telescopes

Location
Venue: Butterly Business Park, Artane, Dublin 5
Street/Description: Carpark
City: Dublin
Post Code/Zip Code: Dublin

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 23/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:30
End Time (each day): 21:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Astronomy Ireland
Main Contact: Conor Farrell
E-mail: sec@astronomy.ie
Phone:
Website: http://www.astronomy.ie

Further Details
Just like Galileo saw the four largest moons of Jupiter 400 years ago, we will set up telescopes to give you the opportunity to reenact and experience these historic events.


Galway

Galileo Night

Location
Venue: Salthill Promenade
Street/Description: Salthill carpark
City: Galway
Post Code/Zip Code:

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 23/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:00
End Time (each day): 22:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Galway Astronomy Club
Main Contact: Ronan Newman
E-mail: galwayastronomyclub@gmail.com
Phone: 00353868434003
Website: http://galwayastronomyclub.blogspot.com/


Glendalough

Look up like Galileo

Location
Venue: Wicklow Mountains National Park
Street/Description: To be decided
City/State: Glendalough
Post Code/Zip Code: 1

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 22/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:30:00
End Time (each day): 22:30:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Irish Federation of Astronomical Societies
Main Contact: Deirdre Kelleghan
E-mail: skysketcher@gmail.com
Phone: 00353 01 2723002
Website: http://www.irishastronomy.org/

Further Details
To be added later


Limerick

SAC Galilean Nights

Location
Venue: O'Callaghans Strand in Limerick
Street/Description: Limerick
City: Limerick
Post Code/Zip Code:

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 20:00
End Time (each day): 23:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Shannonside Astronomy Club
Main Contact: David Lillis
E-mail: davelillis@eircom.net
Phone:
Website: http://www.shannonsideastronomyclub.com/

Further Details
SAC are going to hold 3 consequitive observing sessions for the Galilean nights IYA event. These will be 8pm onwards on the nights of the 22nd, 23rd and 24th of October (Thursday-Saturday) We'll have the club telescopes there as well as the big binos, some of the club members will have their scopes there also.

We'll be holding it at O'Callaghans strand in Limerick, in the same place we used earlier this year. This is a free event, open to everybody, so if you're in the area and want a peak at the Moon/Jupiter or whatever might be in the sky at the time, why not come along.


Kerry: Tralee

Galilean Nights Star Party

Location
Venue: Tralee Aquadome
Street/Description: Car Park
City: Tralee
Post Code/Zip Code:

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 20:00
End Time (each day): 22:30 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Kerry Astronomy Club
Main Contact: Michael Scully
E-mail: michaeljscully@eircom.net
Phone:
Website: http://www.kerryastronomyclub.com/

Further Details
Kerry Astronomy Club will, weather permitting, hold another public observing event at the Tralee Aquadome carpark. It will take place on the first clear night from Thursday 22nd of October to Saturday night (24th).

It is a Free Public Star Party, part of the global event, the Galilean Nights an International Year of Astronomy 2009 Cornerstone Project.

Weather permitting we will have a selection of telescopes to show our Moon, the planet Jupiter, the four Galilean moons and perhaps more to all who drop by from 8:00 pm till 10:30. Everyone welcome.


Tralee

Galileo's Telescopes

Location
Venue: Tralee Institute of Technology, Tralee, Kerry
Street/Description: Nursing Building carpark
City: Tralee
Post Code/Zip Code: Kerry

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 22/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:30
End Time (each day): 21:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Astronomy Ireland
Main Contact: Conor Farrell
E-mail: sec@astronomy.ie
Phone:
Website: http://www.astronomy.ie

Further Details
Just like Galileo saw the four largest moons of Jupiter 400 years ago, we will set up telescopes to give you the opportunity to reenact and experience these historic events.


Waterford: Dungarvan

Galilean Nights Star Party

Location
Venue: Dungarvan Town
Street/Description: Bandstand at The Lookout
City: Dungarvan
Post Code/Zip Code:

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 22/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 20:00
End Time (each day): 22:30 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: DEISE Astronomy Club
Main Contact: Bernie Foley
E-mail: foleybernadette@hotmail.com
Phone:
Website: http://www.deiseastronomy.com/

Further Details
Free Event all welcome , weather permitting


Waterford: Waterford

Galilean Nights Star Party

Location
Venue: Peoples Park
Street/Description: Bandstand
City: Waterford
Post Code/Zip Code:

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 20:00
End Time (each day): 22:30 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: DEISE Astronomy Club
Main Contact: Bernie Foley
E-mail: foleybernadette@hotmail.com
Phone:
Website: http://www.deiseastronomy.com/

Further Details
Deise Astronomy is holding two star parties on the same night. One in the Peoples' Park in Waterford City (meet at the bandstand in the park from 8.00pm). The other in Dungarvan Town, meet at the bandstand at The Lookout, also from 8.00pm Both events will be held on Saturday 24th October.


Waterford: Waterford

Galilean Nights Star Party

Location
Venue: Star Party
Street/Description: Waterford IT Campus Cork Road
City: Waterford
Post Code/Zip Code:

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 22/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 21:30
End Time (each day): 22:30 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: DEISE Astronomy Club
Main Contact: Bernie Foley
E-mail: foleybernadette@hotmail.com
Phone:
Website: http://www.deiseastronomy.com/

Further Details
Quite a few of our members are attending Astronomy Night Classes at WIT on Thursday nights, so we will take a few scopes with us on Thursday 22nd and, weather permitting, hold an informal 'Galilean Nights' event at 9.30pm after the class finishes.


Wicklow: Bray

Galilean Nights Star Party

Location
Venue: The Green
Street/Description: Sans Souci Wood
City: Bray
Post Code/Zip Code: 0

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 23/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:30
End Time (each day): 21:30 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: IFAS
Main Contact: Deirdre Kelleghan
E-mail: skysketcher@gmail.com
Phone:
Website: http://nightskysketcher.blogspot.com/2009/09/365daysofastro-sept.html

Further Details
Weather permitting I will hold a star party for local children and their parents where I live.