Super news. For anyone that wasnt on the 2014 SSP, it was great.
The clear night was great, the cloudy night was great
Not to be missed.

I have all the memories firmly implanted in my brain.. What an
amazing weekend.. Bring on 2015.

Cheers Roy

#ClearSkies #LunarNut #LoveSkelligsLodgeSkies

ATTENTION TO ALL INTERESTED

Here is a link to our dedicated Skellig Star Party Facebook group page.

www.facebook.com/groups/303261903202481/

Cheers Roy

#ClearSkies #LunarNut

ATTENTION TO ALL ATTENDING

After much debate on the Facebook group page
it has come to our attention that most people would
be happier with Aug 14th-16th...
For those of you who have already booked rooms with
Frida for Oct she said to let you know that she will change
you to Aug should you still wish to attend..

Sorry about all the changes and if this inconveniences
you in any way but I have to go with what the masses want
and lets remember that it was Aug 22nd last time so it shouldn't
be too much of a difference.. The Aug dates also give us more
of a possibility of clearer skies and of course a better chance
of holding the BBQ... YUMMMMMY.

Cheers Roy

#ClearSkies #Lunarnut

Hi all,

I mistakenly rang frida to change dates. I thought Roy's message was saying to let her know and there wouldn't be a problem. But she told me she has automatically changed the bookings and people should only let her know if they want to cancel. Anyway, that's just me being dipsy as usual.

Sean

I don't remember a cloudy night!

StephenK wrote:

Super news. For anyone that wasnt on the 2014 SSP, it was great.
The clear night was great, the cloudy night was great
Not to be missed.

August suits me better because I am on holidays from work, my only regret about the change of date is the lost opportunity to see Orion high in the south, I can only imagine what a wonderful sight that would be.

Paul

@Paul..

I think we're all a lot happier
with the dates in Aug as it gives us all
a lot more options..

Cheers Roy

#ClearSkies #LunarNut #LoveSkelligsLodgeSkies

**Initial post title changed. to reflect new dates**

Thanks Seanie

Hi All..

Just got this email from Frida..

Hello Roy

I have closed the hostel for the 2 dates to accommodate your group.... but if we dont fill I will sell the rest of the rooms 1 week prior.... I can move the bookings already in place just put a message for them to know that if they want to keep their booking they don't have to contact me. But if they cannot come to let me know..... hope thats ok

Cheers

Frida

The Skellig Lodge
Ballinskelligs, Ring of Kerry
Co. Kerry,
Ireland.


Tel: +353 (0) 66 947 9942
Fax: +353 (0) 66 947 9947

www.skelliglodge.com

Managed to see a fair few meteor

s including a big fireball through the Summer Triangle last night even through the fog and realised it was the peak of the Aurigids.

I also happened to notice this and will be calling down early to Skelligs next year for sure! : )

Hi all,

Looking forward to coming down again next year. Have booked 4 nights from the Wednesday to take in the Perseids peak. Under those Kerry skies, will hopefully be a spectacular sight

Think I might head down on the
Thursday myself to catch the peak.

Cheers Roy

#ClearSkies #LunarNut

Plan to do the same. Think its a chance not to be missed if weather is playing ball.

Society for Popular Astronomy have the peak at 06:00 on the 13th, so the nights of the 12th and 13th will be good (weather permitting!)

popastro.com/meteor/reference/meteorshowers/index.php

Stay another night, that is so tempting. Have to agree, the Perseids under such dark skies should be spectacular, this year there were so many meteors spotted, that under a major shower they should be blinding. The only question you will have to ask yourself is do you observe the Perseids or deep-sky? What a choice!

Paul

That's another six of us from up here now booked into the hostel.

We will all be traveling down on the Thursday

Hi All..

We now have a dedicated Twitter account.. twitter.com/SkelligSP
Also a SSP Website will be live shortly, when it is
I will put the link up here...

Cheers Roy

#ClearSkies #LunarNut

Great work Roy. Top.

Got my room booked!

most of us from up North are heading down on the Thursday so should be a good weekends craic

RandomPillars wrote:

Great work Roy. Top.

Would love to take the credit for this
But my hat is off to William Bean for this..
He has created the website and twitter accounts..
With Williams help, myself and a couple of other busy beavers
hope to make this event top on all your calenders..

Cheers Roy

#ClearSkies #LunarNut

Skymoo wrote:

Got my room booked!

most of us from up North are heading down on the Thursday so should be a good weekends craic

Nice1 Geraldine.. Same craic as last so I reckon..

Cheers Roy

Thanks to the Kerry International Dark Sky Reserve we are happy to announce that Nick Howes will be our guest speaker at SSP 2015.. Here is bit of information about Mr Nick Howes...

Nick Howes is an astronomer at the Kielder Observatory in the UK, as well as a freelance science writer whose work has included science writer for the European Space Agencies Science Portal and NASA Blueshift.

A Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, he has written for Astronomy U.S, Sky and Telescope, Popular Astronomy and many other publications and websites, including major work for the world's largest telescope project, the Square Kilometre Array.

His images of comets and asteroids have graced the NASA home pages on multiple occasions. and have won awards and been featured by the like of National Geographic,The Times of London, Universe Today, Space.com, Financial Times and Discovery Channel Science as well as multiple books and peer reviewed journals.

Formerly the Pro-Am Programme Manager for the twin 2-metre Faulkes Telescopes, where he coordinated projects with the European Space Agency on their near Earth object program, ESO on massive star cluster observations and NASA's CIOC as well as projects with the U.S based Space Science and Planetary Science Institutes monitoring a range of comets.

Currently Nick is also working as a research associate with the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff on their LARI program, the 2-metre Liverpool Telescope in La Palma on cometary observations and the Italian CARA comet research group on dust measurements for cometary bodies.

Nick has over 400 NASA ADS citations for observational work on comets and asteroids, and is in the Guinness Book of records for leading a team of UK Astronomers in creating the World's largest image composite of the Moon taken by ground based observations.

A STEM ambassador in the UK, he has appeared on both BBC television and radio and he regularly features as the official astronomer for the BBC in the South West of England. He is also the tour leader for astronomy holidays in Africa and a consultant to the GEO Observatory in Andalucia, Spain.
We are happy to announce that Nick Howes will be our guest speaker at SSP 2015.. Here is bit of information about Mr Nick Howes... Nick Howes is an astronomer at the Kielder Observatory in the UK, as well as a freelance science writer whose work has included science writer for the European Space Agencies Science Portal and NASA Blueshift. A Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, he has written for Astronomy U.S, Sky and Telescope, Popular Astronomy and many other publications and websites, including major work for the world's largest telescope project, the Square Kilometre Array. His images of comets and asteroids have graced the NASA home pages on multiple occasions. and have won awards and been featured by the like of National Geographic,The Times of London, Universe Today, Space.com, Financial Times and Discovery Channel Science as well as multiple books and peer reviewed journals. He is also the Pro-Am Programme Manager for the twin 2-metre Faulkes Telescopes, where he coordinates projects with the European Space Agency on their near Earth object program, ESO on massive star cluster observations and NASA's CIOC as well as projects with the U.S based Space Science and Planetary Science Institutes monitoring a range of comets. Currently Nick is also working as a research associate with the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff on their LARI program, the 2-metre Liverpool Telescope in La Palma on cometary observations and the Italian CARA comet research group on dust measurements for cometary bodies. Nick has over 400 NASA ADS citations for observational work on comets and asteroids, and is in the Guinness Book of records for leading a team of UK Astronomers in creating the World's largest image composite of the Moon taken by ground based observations. A STEM ambassador in the UK, he has appeared on both BBC television and radio and he regularly features as the official astronomer for the BBC in the South West of England. He is also the tour leader for astronomy holidays in Africa and a consultant to the GEO Observatory in Andalucia, Spain.

Cheers Roy

#ClearSkies #LunarNut

Well done Guys looks like you bagged a good speaker