Events
IAS Lectures
Ely House/Online Meetings:
These in-person meetings in Ely House have resumed in Sep 2022. Due to the Coronavirus the in-person meetings are now also available live online. See below for details.
Upcoming Meeting
Please note this meeting is not at Ely House. Details and how to join/attend the meeting.
Previous Meetings
- Making the Extraordinary Possible for Amateur Astronomers by Eamonn Ansbro (Kingsland Obs) - 21 Sep 2020
- Photographing Meteor Showers by Dr Antonio Martin-Carrillo (UCD) - 19 Oct 2020
- Variables - The Friendly Stars by John O'Neill (AAVSO & IAS) - 23 Nov 2020
- Comets, Stars and Mince Pies - 11 Dec 2020.
- Mars - a Cosmic Stepping Stone by Kevin Nolan - 25 Jan 2021
- Charles Messier: His life and his legacy by John Flannery (IAS) - 22 Feb 2021
- Planet Hunters by Dr Emma Whelan (MU) - 29 Mar 2021
- The Birth of the Planets by Prof Tom Ray (DIAS) - 26 Apr 2021
- 84th IAS AGM - 31 May 2021
- Getting Started in DSLR Astrophotography by Anthony Lynch - 27 Sep 2021
- Earth's Constant Companion by Dr. Donnacha O'Driscoll - 26 Oct 2021
- The James Webb Space Telescope: Beginnings by Kevin Nolan - 29 Nov 2021
- Comets, Stars and Mince Pies - 16 Dec 2021
- Solar Activity and Space Weather Impacts on Earth by Prof Peter Gallagher (DIAS) - 31 Jan 2022
- From Hero to Artemis: a Lunar Space Adventure by Dr. Donnacha O'Driscoll - 28 Feb 2022
- EIRSAT-1 - Ireland's first space mission by Dr Lorraine Hanlon (UCD) - 28 Mar 2022
- Observing High-Mass X-ray Binaries with Athena X-IFU by Dr Samuel McKeague (DCU) - 26 Apr 2022
- The James Webb Space Telescope by Dr Patrick Kavanagh (DIAS) - 26 Sep 2022
- Eclipses - Natures Accidental Gift by Dr. Donnacha O'Driscoll - 24 Oct 2022
- Practical Backyard AstroScience for the Amateur Astronomer by Mike Foylan - 28 Nov 2022
- Comets, Stars and Mince Pies - 16 Dec 2022
Special IAS Events
None at present.
IAS Public Star Parties
Commencing again in Autumn 2022.
Other Events
2023 Dates to Save
January 28: Galway Astronomy Festival, Galway City.
March 25: Cosmos Star Party, Co Offaly.