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Countrywide Mars Watches
*Mars Live from the Phoenix Park 8pm to 10pm
November 4*
Live webcast click on MarsLive below to take you there
Click on Mars Live link above for latest live image of Mars from the
Phoenix Park 8pm
Features
visible on Mars on November 4
Click
your refresh button to see latest images from Phoenix
Park below as they come available after 8pm on November 4.
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| Unfortunately the conditions tonight have not been good, due to high cloud and poor seeing. This image above gives you an idea of what Mars was like a week ago, taken with the same equipment as the other images (1-4). |
Astronomy
Ireland
is holding Nationwide Mars Watches (venues around Ireland
are listed below) on Friday November 4 at 8pm (BST). Mars will
be closer than it will be until 2018 so it is an ideal time to get out
and have a look at this fascinating night sky object.
The Phoenix Park events will have
virtual live images from telescopes uploaded onto website www.astronomy.ie
for everyone in Ireland to see. This innovation comes
compliments of Vodafone 3G Technology. So log on if you can't
make it to a watch near you. Having said that there is nothing
as exciting as looking into a telescope and seeing this magnificent
planet first hand and with your own eyes. So do try and make the
effort to get to a watch near you.
*Proposed
Mars 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.)*
All
starting at 8pm.
Dublin
in association with Vodafone -
Phoenix Park, car park at Papal Cross - Tom Finnegan
Boyle,
Co Roscommon, Horseman Viewing Point - Betty Meyler
Co. Clare - Kilmihil - Angus Sealy
Castlebar
- Paul Gannon -
Co. Donegal, Letterkenny, Kilpeak Graveyard, Glenswilly - Seamus Byron
Cork, Ballyphehane Community Centre - Martin Lynch
Carlow - IT College Carlow - Gerry Moloney
Dundalk -Blackrock, Derek Watters
Wexford, Rosslare Strand, Community Centre - Oliver Gargan
Waterford,
Waterpark National School -Liam Walshe
Possibly
more to come so check back nearer the date!!!
Further Mars Watches may be
organised. To get a notification of these join Astronomy Ireland's
FREE emailing list
here
Date:
8:00 pm
Friday
November 4
All
Welcome. A great night
for all the family.
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