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Alongside the main exhibition the event had a series of
three lectures which were very well attended.
1:00pm. 'The Wrath of Ra' (a lecture on the Sun and how it affects us) by Dr. James McAteer of
NASA and TCD Astrophysics.
2:30pm. 'Celtic Rock - hunting for Asteroids' by Dave McDonald,
David Grennan and Andreas Doppler.
Dave McDonald recently discovered the second asteroid from Ireland (2008 TM9)
- the first was discovered from Markree Castle observatory, Sligo by
Andrew Graham in 1848. This was closely followed by the
discovery of a second asteroid by Dave Grennan from his observatory
in Raheny. Andreas Doppler assisted both with computer
programming to determine the area of the sky to search for
asteroids.
4:00pm. 'The Coming Space Power of China' by renowned space author and
A&S contributor Brian Harvey. The Chinese space program
goes from strength to strength now with a space walk under their
belts. They are now considering a moon landing.
These lectures are also available to members nationwide
on DVD, which you can order by credit card online HERE or by calling (01) 847 0777 (alternatively post a
cheque or postal order to: Astro-Expo 2008 DVD, Astronomy Ireland, PO. Box
2888, Dublin 5. Tell us which DVD you require.) As a sample, a low-resolution version will be
available FREE on this website. DVDs of this and past
lectures are just €7 each (add €5 for P&P for any number of
DVDs).
Click on images below to enlarge
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Astronomy
Shop (Cr. E O'Fearchain) |
Setting up (Cr.
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Towards
the entrance (Cr. E O'Fearchain) |
Getting ready for the
exhibition (Cr. E O'Fearchain) |
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Pat and
Yavanna at AI stand (Cr. E O'Fearchain) |
View of crowd in the
lecture theatre
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Yavanna and Pat on the AI Stand |
Part of crowd at the event (Cr.
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Great interest at the Astronomy Shop
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Viewing the Celestron Range (Cr.
D. Moore) |
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A tough choice (Cr. D. Moore) |
Eamonn O' Fearchain's Space Quiz
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Lar shows off a Celestron Scope |
"Celtic Rock - looking for
Asteroids" (Cr. D. Moore)
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D. Grennan, A Doppler and David
Mc Donald giving a joint lecture. |
Mythical Ireland Stand (Cr. D.
Moore) |
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"The coming Space Power of
China" - Brian Harvey. (Cr. D. Moore) |
"The Wrath of Ra" - Dr.
James McAteer |
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Nature's Treasures Stand (Cr. D.
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Exhibitors at this years event included:
Inishowen Planetarium - Rocket based exhibit.
Brownstown Observatory - imaging display.
Irish Astrophotograpy - (David Grennan who just 2 weeks ago
discoverd Ireland's third only Asteroid).
Mythical Ireland - ancient astronomy.
Astronomy Shop - Telescopes, binoculars, books, accessories.
Natures Treasures - meteorites etc.
Dublin City University - Astrophysics.
NUI Maynooty - Physics with Astrophysics.
UCD - Astrophysics.
Astronomy Ireland.
Trinity College - Astrophysics.
ESA - Space Quiz - presented by Eamonn O'Fearchain.
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