Countrywide Venus Transit Watches
Tuesday June 8 
Astronomy Ireland members all over Ireland will be setting up their telescopes and inviting the general public to come along and look at the Transit of Venus on the 8th of June (details below).  The " Transit" will begin at 6:14 am in the morning and will end at 12:26pm.  

*Warning: Do not look directly at the Sun it will blind you.* Visit our online Venus Transit shop where you can buy sheets and rolls of Astro-Solar filter cheaply from the shop to make viewing of the Sun safe with binoculars and telescopes.  The Firstscope range of small refractors are ideal for the Transit.  For Accessories, cameras, and free advice call 01 8470777.  Check out the special online Transit of Venus Shop specially set up for the Transit.

When you come to the "Transit" bring along a few euros to make a small donation and buy a copy of the club's magazine "Astronomy & Space".

Let's hope skies will be clear, but each event will run regardless of weather so go along for a chat and to pick up a copy of Ireland's only full colour astronomy magazine.  If you would like to run transit watch in your area please contact tom@astronomy.ie


Credit NASA

The numbers below are strictly only for getting directions, as they are members' private numbers.  All of our Transit Watches start at 6:00 am.  ALL other enquiries about the Transit, the magazine, joining the club, telescopes, information MUST be directed to the club's offices at (01) 847 0777 Monday to Saturday up to 6pm.  Information on astrosolar filter material, eclipse shades, binoculars at our online shop.

                         

 
Venue Location Astronomy Ireland Contact
Boyle:

The Horseman viewing Point - Boyle to Balinafad Road.

 Betty Meyler 
Carlow: IT College Carlow Gerry Moloney 
Castlebar: Ashwood Estate turning circle Paul Gannon 
Clare: Kilmihil, Ennis Angus J. Sealy 
Cork:

University College Cork

JJ Keating 
Downpatrick: Greenacres Downpatrick Michael McAleenan 
Dublin: Papal Cross Car Park Phoenix Park Tom Finnegan 
Dundalk: Millenium Statue Blackrock Derek Watters 
Letterkenny: Graveyard, Kilpeak, Glenswilly, Letterkenny Seamus Byron 
Waterford: Liam Walsh 
If you want to get a telescope or solar filter to see the "Transit of Venus" and other wonders of the Universe for yourself then call Astronomy Ireland on (01) 847 0777 Monday to Saturday up to 6pm for details of Ireland's biggest telescope shop in Artane, Dublin 5 (we deliver to Ireland and the U.K.). Call and find out why.  Also check out our online Transit of Venus shop.

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