URANUS Nationwide Watches

                          

Astronomy Ireland will be organising Nationwide Uranus Watches around Ireland at 8pm on November 13.  Not many people have seen this distant obscure planet.  Uranus becomes visible this time of year and although a distant giant it is nevertheless an interesting sight in a good telescope.

Below is a list of the Astronomy Ireland co-ordinators in your area (alphabetical by county):

Co.Carlow - Kilerig Golf Club or IT Carlow? - Gerry Moloney  

Co. Clare - Kilmihil - Angus Sealy 

Co. Cork  - John F. Kennedy Park, Centre Park Road. Martin Lynch 

Co. Donegal, Kilpeak/Glenswilly Graveyard Carpark, Letterkenny,  Seamus Byron 

Co Down -Downpatrick-Michael McAleenan 

Dublin - Phoenix Park, car park at Papal Cross - Ben Emmet 

Co. Louth Dundalk -Blackrock - Derek Watters 

Co. Tipperarary, Dunnes Stores carpark, Waterford Rd. Clonmel, Ray Parle 

Co. Wexford,  - Oliver Gargan 

        

Some images from last years Uranus Watches 

David Moore searches for Uranus
Crowd with Moon in the background	Some of the queue for the telescopes