Cosmos 2017 ?

Good luck to all involved in COSMOS this weekend. Some fun observing info below:

Planets - Sunset is around 8 with Mercury (setting 22h), Mars (setting 23:20) and Jupiter (rising 20:40) visible. Also some ISS/Iridium activity:

ISS

31 Mar -3.7 22:07:35 10° WSW 22:10:43 54° S 22:10:43 54° S
01 Apr -3.4 21:15:20 10° SW 21:18:28 43° SSE 21:20:37 18° E
01 Apr -2.2 22:51:29 10° W 22:53:16 29° WSW 22:53:16 29° WSW

Iridium Flares (Catch them while you can!)

Mar 31, 21:27:52 -2.0 Alt 58° 94° (E) Iridium 45
Mar 31, 22:53:34 -4.9 Alt 29° 53° (NE) Iridium 19

Comets 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak and C/2015 V2 Johnson both circumpolar and visible in the evening sky (full details from the monthly guide!)

So how was it? Talks good? Any observing etc.

Excellent talks, great craic as always, Solar observing in the daytime, night time observing on the Saturday night - I stayed out of town so didn't join in with that but did some observing from my B&B on the Shannon south of Athlone - example photo attached!

Lovely weekend - well done to all involved!

Paul.