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Ireland's Largest Astronomy Community - Online! |
Welcome to www.irishastronomy.org, the homepage of IFAS, the Irish Federation of Astronomical Societies.
IFAS is an umbrella group of Astronomical Clubs & Societies throughout Ireland represented here. Through this portal, you can meet and greet almost 1,900 fellow Amateur Astronomers from around Ireland and all over the globe. They offer tips and tricks with telescopes and binoculars, astrophotography techniques and stunning pictures of deep sky and planetary objects, tools of the trade to buy and sell, and a wealth of information from all walks of life you won't find anywhere else.
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Glittering ‘Mini-Jets’ Found in Saturn’s Curious F-Ring |
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New images from the Cassini spacecraft have revealed kilometer-sized objects piercing through parts of Saturn’s F ring, leaving glittering trails behind them. These trails in the rings, which scientists are calling “mini-jets,” provide insight into the curious behavior of the F ring.
Read more about this story here. |
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SolarFest 2012 - Dunsink, June 23rd |
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Following on from the success over the last 3 years, IFAS in conjunction with Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies and Trinity College Dublin are organising a one-day event in Dublin to celebrate solar astronomy. Solarfest 2012 will take place on Saturday 23rd June at Dunsink Observatory, Dublin. We are very grateful to DIAS and TCD for supporting the event and entry is FREE.
Read more about SolarFest 2012 from the forums. |
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Global Astronomy Month 2012 |
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With the approach of Global Astronomy Month 2012 (GAM 2012) in April, astronomers around the globe are organizing events for the world’s largest celebration of astronomy in all its forms. Join Astronomers Without Borders in sharing the Universe with others under the motto, One People, One Sky.
For more see the announcement on the forum |
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Congrats to Dave McDonald (309914) 2009 FM14 |
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Dave McDonald of Celbridge observatory (J65) and current IFAS Chairperson has just had his second asteroid discovery officially numbered by the minor planet centre. You may of course remember that Dave's first asteroid discovery (281507) 2008 TM9 was the first asteroid discovered from these shores since (9) Metis was discovered in 1848.
Dave's second discovery was teetering on the edge of numbering for some time and some recent observations posted were enough to push it over the line. This is another great example of how Irish astronomers contribute on a very real and worthwhile level. I'm sure you will join with me to congratulate Dave on becoming the first Irish person to discover two numbered asteroids from these shores. See the forum for more |
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