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Member Reports from Dierdre Kelleghan
Feb 01
2011
Say Hello to Astronomy from Bray Co Wicklow Ireland
January 3rd I held an almost impromptu star party for the new astronomy group attached to St Conan’s National School in Bray Co Wicklow. The group is so new it has not got a name yet so for the moment we will call it St Conan’s Young Astronomers. About 50 children and adults arrived at the green Sans Souci Wood, a very cold evening for stargazing. On offer the sky had a very close conjunction of Jupiter and Uranus plus the Galilean moons in the same view. Jupiter and Uranus will not be this close again till 2024 .The magnificent... Read More...
May 19
2010
Irish Children on the Carina Nebula
On Friday April 30, Deirdre Kelleghan and the Hubble 20th Anniversary print visited Jane Ahern's 4 th class at St Brigids National School in Greystones Co, Wicklow, Ireland. Deirdre was invited by Ann Lee, the class Special Needs Assistant, to showcase the Hubble image. The huge 5- by 8-foot print shows a section of the Carina Nebula in fantastic detail. The Carina Nebula is one of the places in our galaxy where new stars are born, flexing the tremendous power of nature, creating new solar systems with awesome energy. The image was captured by the Hubble Telescope's new camera which... Read More...
Apr 25
2010
Irish Astronomical Society Star Party in Sandymount Dublin
The IAS held a public observing session in Sandymount on Friday 23 rd April as part of Global Asttonomy month. Three IAS members, Val, Robin and Michael turned out with their telescopes and binoculars to show the public the moon. Two friends Aubrey and another Michael also turned up with their scopes to help out. The weather forecast was not great with 100% cloud cover forecast but we decided to go anyway. When we arrived, there was a nice gap in the clouds with the Moon in the middle. It was still bright when we started but that did not... Read More...
Apr 25
2010
Moon talks and Moon views in Balbriggan and Swords Libraries
On April 19th Balbriggan Library hosted Deirdre Kelleghans talk on Our Moon, Moon Stories and Moon News as part of Global Astronomy Month 2010. The mostly family audience were very engaged in the presentation and they learned a lot about our natural satellite. Afterwards Deirdre treated the audience to excellent views of the young moon from the courtyard beside the library. On April 22 nd again as part of Global Astronomy Month Swords library hosted Deirdre’s Moon talk which was attended by families from the area. The sky was clear after the presentation so the audience, the librarians and several... Read More...
Apr 24
2010
Hubble Anniversary Image Art Astronomy Workshop in Dublin
5th class pupils at St Peters National School enjoy the Hubble Anniversary Print The 20 th Anniversary of the launch of The Hubble Space Telescope was celebrated in St Peters National School Walkinstown Dublin 12 on April 23 rd . As an outreach educator I decided to put on my Astronomy hat and my Artists hat that morning and bring the enormous printed image of the Carina Nebula to the attention of the children and teachers from 5 th class. The Carina Nebula was the image of choice by both The European Space Agency and NASA to mark the 20... Read More...
Apr 19
2010
Shannonside Astronomy Club Public Star Party for GAM Limerick Ireland
All I can say is WOW, what a night! We had prestine clear skies here in Limerick, some people asked if the volcanic dust from the Icelandic volcano would be a problem when infact it has actually helped us due to the complete absence of any contrails in the sky, and not a cloud in sight.!! Over the entire night we must have had over 150 people come along to the event with well over 100 there at one stage!!! Shannonside Astronomy Club Star Party for GAM by David Lillis and Frank Ryan Junior This was an amazing turn out... Read More...
Apr 19
2010
Astronomical Sketching talk for Kerry Astronomy Club Ireland
April 13th Kerry Astronomy Club invited Deirdre Kelleghan to give a talk in The Institute of Technology in Tralee Co Kerry. Deirdre's talk title was Astronomical Sketching taking it to a wider audience. Deirdre talking about Astronomical Sketching During the presentation Deirdre described how she goes about drawing lunar and solar features through her telescopes. She encouraged Kerry Astronomy Club members to use drawing as an educational tool to excite children about astronomy as part of their outreach work in the community. She showed examples of drawing programs she wrote and community drawing experiences she has had.She spoke about Catch... Read More...
Apr 19
2010
Ireland enjoys Saturn followed by a Star Party
A talk on Saturn and Her Wonderful Moons and a Star Party by Kerry Astronomy Club Ireland Deirdre Kelleghan talking about Saturn and Cassini On April 14th Kerry Astronomy Club arranged for outreach educator Deirdre Kelleghan to come down to St Brendan’s National School in Fenit Co Kerry to give a talk to the children. Deirdre is an Irish astronomer who enjoys doing talks on astronomy and space exploration. She is Vice Chair for IFAS i.e. The Irish Federation of Astronomical Societies and a member of The Saturn Observation Campaign an informal education program run by JPL/NASA. The presentation was... Read More...
Mar 27
2010
Sidewalk Astronomy in Ireland
Image by Bernard Kelleghan What's going on in this picture? Look at it; we are on the pavement with a huge telescope. We were surrounded by light pollution from street lamps, houses, and a beach front glitzy fun fair. We had several telescopes that evening set up to share the night sky on International Sidewalk Astronomy Night. This image was taken to show our sidewalk astronomy activity using only available light, and was facilitated by members of The Irish Astronomical Society and South Dublin Astronomical Society. The atmosphere was drenched in yellow lights, spot lights, headlights and town lights. Why... Read More...
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