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Moon and Comet Watches Nationwide Wednesday 1
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| Comet from Ireland by Keith Geary (Click
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Close-up from Austria (Click
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Astronomy
Ireland is holding Nationwide Comet and Moon Watches (venues around Ireland
are listed below) on Wednesday November 1 at 8pm. Comet SWAN is the latest comet to become visible in the night skies.
In the past few days it has had an outburst and brightened by a factor
of 5 to magnitude 4! It could brighten further, who knows.
Use the star map on page 28 of the November issue of Astronomy &
Space magazine to locate the comet. For the next few days you'll see
it's just below M13 the Hercules Globular cluster - in the same 10x50
binocular field of view - what a sight! .
The Moon of course
is our nearest neighbour and is an amazing sight in a telescope or a
pair of binoculars.
*Proposed
Moon Watch and Comet Watch locations and contacts nationwide
(Note: The numbers given below are your local co-ordinators.
Call the numbers below to get exact directions for the viewing point.)*
Details
- Start time 8pm
Dublin -
Phoenix Park, car park at Papal Cross - Tom Finnegan (086) 8105155
Cork, Ballyphehane Community Centre - Martin Lynch (087)
2404104
Dundalk - contact Derek Watters for details (086) 0806908
Boyle,
Co Roscommon, Horseman Viewing Point - Betty Meyler 086 8341218
Possibly
more to come so check back nearer the date!!!
Further Watches will be
organised. To get a notification of these join Astronomy Ireland's
FREE emailing list
here
Date:
8:00 pm Wednesday
November 1
All
Welcome. A great night
for all the family.
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