Cosmos 2014 - 3 days of Astronomy In Athlone (April 4th-6th)

Hi Seanie

What will Declan be talking about? When will you have the other talk titles?

Could you send me 30 of the promo leaflets for our next meeting at which we will try to organize a group to go to Cosmos

Thanks

Ronan

Ronan,
I will of course, thanks for the support!

Jouke et all,
There is a discount on the room rates, but you will only get it if you tell the person on the desk it is for Cosmos.


Seanie.

(Note: This post will be updated as needed according to topics and times: please check the Edited Reson at the bottom of this mesage for any updates to the original post)

Programme for Cosmos 2014
(Times are subject to slight variations)

Friday April 4th
19:30 - Registration Opens
20:00 - Awards Presentation to the pupils with the Westmeath Examiner (Details will follow)
20:30 - Declan Molloy, Strange Universe


Saturday April 5th
9:30 - Registration Opens
10:15 - Opening Address by MAC Chairperson, Mr. Jason Fallon
10:30 - Mr. John McKeon, Planetary Astrophotography - Tips and Tricks
11:30 - Refreshments
12:00 - Dr. Xavier Pellicer, Eskers in the Irish Midlands: Analogs for Ridge-like Features on Mars
13:00 - Lunch, includes Solar Observing
Lunch is provided onsite at extra cost, please inquiry at the Registrations Desk with our Treasurer, Paul Fitzgerald
13:45pm - Air-powered Rocket Launches
14:45 - Ms. Mary Mulvihill, The Ingenious Irish: The Great Irish Ideas and Inventions that Changed the World
15:45 - Refreshments
16:15 - Mr. Will Gater, Alien Worlds: The Extraordinary Inhabitants of the Milky Way

17:30 - Break / IFAS Annual General Meeting, for IFAS Club Reps only.

19:30 - Cosmic Dinner, extra cost. Please inquiry at the Registrations Desk with our Treasurer, Paul Fitzgerald (limited places)
21:00 - Table Quiz over Tea/Coffee/Drinks
22:15 - Observing (weather permitting)


Sunday April 6th
9:30 - Registration Opens
10:00 - Mr. William Bean, Astronomy: Beyond the Backyard
11:00 - Refreshments
11:30 - Prof. Eamon O'Gorman, The Biggest and Baddest Stars at Radio Wavelengths

12:30 - Lunch, includes Solar Observing
Lunch is provided onsite at extra cost, please inquiry at the Registrations Desk with our Treasurer, Paul Fitzgerald

14:00 - Mr. Gearoid O'Brien, Midlands Astronomers of Note
15:00 - Refeshments
15:30 - Mr. Michael O'Connell, The Antikythera Mechanism
16:30 - Raffle
17:00 - Farewell Address and Close

Accommodation

Please check here:

www.tullamoreastronomy.com/pages/cosmos-2014.php

and get the link at the bottom of the page for accommodation near the venue.

Seanie.

Hi Seanie..
Quick question,when should I pull my finger out
and order some tickets?
Or are they all gone?

Cheers Roy :scope:

Hi Roy,

No need for pre-purchasing tickets. We were going to facilitate an online prepay system (we still might), but a technical difficulty with PayPal has delayed that (not that this prepayment was crucial for anything).

Rest assured, this is NOT a ticket event, and there will be plenty of room on the weekend!

Seanie.