2007-08 | Title | Speaker | Venue |
Monday Sep. 17 |
The Who, Where, Why, What, When of Irish Astronomy | Terry Moseley (I.A.A.) | Dunsink Observatory, Castleknock, Dublin 15 |
Thursday Oct. 4 at 8.00pm (Exhibition at 7.30pm) |
The Next Giant Leap for Mankind | Dr John Mason | Gonzaga College, Sandford Rd, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 (this is a joint meeting with SDAS; no charge). |
Monday Oct. 15 |
Our Sun - A Beginner's Guide | Michael O'Connell (K.A.S.) | Dunsink Observatory, Castleknock, Dublin 15 |
Monday Nov. 19 |
Galileo? Galileo?: Who on Earth was Galileo? | Deirdre Kelleghan (I.A.S.) | Dunsink Observatory, Castleknock, Dublin 15 |
Monday Dec. 3 |
Stop the world - and let me off! | Derek Heatly (I.A.A.) | Dunsink Observatory, Castleknock, Dublin 15 |
Monday Jan. 21 |
Andy's Amazing Astronomical Adventures | Dr Andy McCrea (I.A.A.) | Dunsink Observatory, Castleknock, Dublin 15 |
Monday Feb. 18 |
Structure and Morphology of Planetary Nebulae | Dr Mohsen Shadmehri (D.C.U.) | Dunsink Observatory, Castleknock, Dublin 15 |
Monday Mar. 10 |
Cosmic Dust, is that all we are ? | Seanie Morris (T.A.S.) | Dunsink Observatory, Castleknock, Dublin 15 |
Monday Apr. 21 |
Carbon Stars: Cool Stellar Dudes | Dr Tony O' Hanlon (S.A.C.) | Dunsink Observatory, Castleknock, Dublin 15 |
Tuesday May 13 |
70th A.G.M. |
Dunsink Observatory, Castleknock, Dublin 15 |
2006-07 | Title | Speaker | From | Venue |
Monday Sep. 18 |
Robot Explorers (also IAS Young Speakers Initiative - Podcasts/Astronomy by Cian Mc Mahon) |
Deirdre Kelleghan | I.A.S. | |
Monday Oct. 16 7.30pm Free to all |
The Cassini-Huygens mission - Unveiling the mysteries of Saturn and Titan. |
Dr Caitriona Jackman | Cassini Scientist, Imperial College London | Theatre N, Arts Block, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4. |
Monday Nov. 20 |
Digital Deep Sky Astrophotography for Beginners | Dave Grennan and Jed Glover | ||
Monday Dec. 18 |
Charles Messier | John Flannery | I.A.S. | |
Monday Jan. 15 |
Dowth: Winter Sunsets | Anne Marie Maroney | ||
Monday Feb. 19 |
The Birth of Stars and Planets | Dr. Emma Whelan | D.I.A.S. | |
Tuesday Mar. 20 |
An Astronomical Centenary: Agnes Mary Clerke (1842-1907) |
Dr. Maire Brück | ||
Monday Apr. 16 |
The Origin of Comets and the Oort Cloud | Prof. Mark Bailey | Director, Armagh Observatory | |
Monday May 14 |
Members Night and 69th A.G.M. |
2005-06 | Title | Speaker | From |
Monday Sep. 19 |
Psychology for Space Farers |
Grainne Kirwan | Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology |
Monday Oct. 17 |
The Moon: a Brief History | Brian Keane | I.A.S. |
Monday Nov. 21 |
Einstein's Astronomical Legacy: From Solar Eclipse to Dark Energy | Prof. Tom Ray | D.I.A.S. |
Monday Dec. 19 |
Ringworld. Details of the Cassini Mission and Video Presentation | Deirdre Kelleghan | I.A.S. |
Monday Jan. 16 |
Newgrange and Precession of the Equinoxes | Anthony Murphy | Mythical Ireland |
Monday Feb. 20 |
The Grubbs of Dublin: Victorian Entrepreneurs | Dr. Ian Elliott | Dunsink Observatory |
Monday Mar. 20 |
Worlds that Never Were: Curious Episodes in the History of Astronomy | John Flannery | I.A.S. |
Monday Apr. 24 |
Meteorites and the Origin of the Solar System | Dr. Ian Sanders | Geology Dept., Trinity College |
Monday May. 15 |
Members Night and 68th A.G.M. |
2004-05 | Title | Speaker | From |
Monday Sep. 20 |
Space & Astronomy Exhibition |
I.A.S. | |
Monday Oct. 18 |
The Story of Sunspots | John Flannery | I.A.S. |
Monday Nov. 15 |
Space Collectables | Brian Keane | I.A.S. |
Monday Jan. 17 |
The Legacy of Hamilton | Prof. Luke Drury | D.I.A.S. |
Monday Feb. 21 |
The Big Dipper at Big Bear - an American Star Party | John O'Neill | I.A.S. |
Monday Mar. 21 |
Charles Mason, the Transits of Venus and the development of Astronomy in Ireland in the 18th Century | Dr John Butler | Armagh Observatory |
Monday Apr. 18 |
New Views of the Early Universe | Dr Créidhe O'Sullivan | N.U.I. Maynooth |
Monday May 16 |
Members Night and 67th A.G.M. | Brian Keane; Deirdre Kelleghan & John O'Neill | I.A.S. |
2001-02 | Title | Speaker | From |
Mon. Sep 10 | Nights to remember | James O'Connor | I.A.S. |
Mon. Sep 24 | Darkness over Africa - total solar eclipse 2001 | Patricia Carroll, James Darling, John Flannery, Angela O'Connell and John O'Neill | I.A.S. |
Mon. Oct 8 8.30pm |
Astronomy in Antarctica ( web site ) |
Dr. Michael Burton | Univ. of New South Wales |
Mon. Oct 22 | 64th Annual General Meeting | for members | |
Mon. Nov 12 | Science Week Lecture - Origin of the Solar System from Meteorites | Dr. Ian Sanders | T.C.D. |
Mon. Nov 26 | Urban Astronomy - viewing the night sky from cities and suburbs |
Kevin Berwick | I.A.S. |
Mon. Dec 3 | Beginner's Night including A.A.V.S.O.'s Hands-on Astrophysics |
I.A.S. members | |
Mon. Feb 4 | A stroll through the Milky Way | John Flannery | I.A.S. |
Mon. Feb 18 | Very Massive Stars and Starforming Regions | Dr Laura Norci | Dunsink Obs. |
Mon. Mar 4 | The Big Island of Hawaii: Halfway between Heaven & Hell | John O'Neill | I.A.S. |
Mon. Mar 25 | Destination Mars Maxwell Lecture Theatre, Hamilton Building, T.C.D., Dublin 2 (at 8pm) |
Dr. John Mason | |
Mon. Apr 15 | Astrophotography | Liam Smyth | I.A.S. |
Mon. Apr 29 | The Living Cosmos | Kevin Nolan | Planetary Society |
2000-01 | Title | Speaker | From |
Mon. Sep 4 | DaedalusaL4 - A Space Settlement Design | Mark Cummins, Lorraine Murphy, Stuart Redmond, Alison Squire and Cian Wilson | Blackrock College & St. Joseph of Cluny College |
Mon. Sep 18 | Archeoastronomy and Prehistoric Societies in Ireland | Frank Prendergast | Dublin Institute of Technology |
Mon. Oct 2 | The Magellan spacecraft at Venus | James O'Connor | IAS |
Mon. Oct 16 | 63rd Annual General Meeting | for members | |
Mon. Nov 13 | What is the Stars? | John Flannery | IAS |
Mon. Nov 27 | Gamma Ray Bursters | Dr Lorraine Hanlon | UCD |
Mon. Dec 4 | Meteorites | Liam Smyth | IAS |
Mon. Jan 15 | Dragons in the Sky - the Northern Lights | John O'Neill | IAS |
Mon. Jan 29 | 1961-2001: 40 years of human spaceflight - Yuri Gagarin and his legacy |
Brian Harvey | Space Author & IAS |
Mon. Feb 19 | Choosing a telescope | Kevin Berwick | IAS |
Mon. Mar 5 | The Case of the Missing Matter | Prof. Tom Ray | D.I.A.S. |
Mon. Mar 26 | The Astrolabe - the Mirror of the Heavens also Astronomy & Philosophy |
Paul Naessens Nicholas Emmet |
I.A.S. I.A.S. |
Tues. Apr 10 | CCDs in Amateur Astronomy. Ten Memorable Events |
Various members. John Flannery |
I.A.S. |
Mon. Apr 23 | Runaway Stars | Prof. Evert Meurs | Director, Dunsink Obs. |
6th Sep 1999 "Eclipse '99 - retrospective" Various Members
20th Sep 1999 "Chile: Europe's gateway to the Universe" by the European Southern Observatory prize winners Cian Wilson, Stephen Kearney & Eamonn McKeogh
4th Oct 1999 "Celestial Fireworks" Dr Ian Elliott (Dunsink Observatory)
18th Oct 1999 62nd Annual General Meeting.
8th Nov 1999 SCIENCE WEEK DOUBLE LECTURE:
"Leonid Meteor Storm?"John O'Neill
"Vermin of the Skies ... 200 years of Asteroid Astronomy"
John Flannery
22nd Nov 1999 "Space Stations: Mir and Afterwards" Brian Harvey
13th Dec 1999 "Web Astronomy" Gary Nugent
11th Jan 2000 "Dwarf Novae" James O'Connor
24th Jan 2000 "Where, on Earth, are we going?" John Flannery
7th Feb 2000 Members Night: -- Debate "The moon has outlived its usefulness?" -- Panel Discussion.
21st Feb 2000 "The expanding view of our Universe during the 20th century" Prof. Evert Meurs (Director, Dunsink Observatory)
6th Mar 2000 "Near-Earth Objects: Origin and Potential Hazard to Civilization" Prof. Mark Bailey (Director, Armagh Observatory)
20th Mar 2000 "What Lies Between Us and the Stars?" Prof. Tom Ray (D.I.A.S.)
3rd Apr 2000 CCD and other Astronomy at my Clonkill Observatory John Nooney
17th Apr 2000 "Victorian Star Clusters--- The Story of Daramona" John McConnell