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Following on from last year's success, the COSMOS 2015 Star Party will be at the Shamrock Lodge Hotel from the 17th to 19th April 2015. We will be announcing the speakers in due course over the next few days. To get's things started, we are delighted to announce the first two speakers:

Nick Howes - Pro-Am Programme Manager at Faulkes Telescope
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Brian Harvey - Irish Space Writer, Author and Broadcaster
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Replied by StephenK on topic COSMOS 2015 - 17th to 19th April 2015

Great stuff. Cosmos 2015 is shaping up to be a good one. :)
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Replied by flt158 on topic COSMOS 2015 - 17th to 19th April 2015

Brian Harvey is one seriously excellent speaker.

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Replied by Paul Evans on topic COSMOS 2015 - 17th to 19th April 2015

Great photo of Brian. Oh yeah, I took it :)

Both great speakers, looking forward to this!

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Replied by manic_dave on topic COSMOS 2015 - 17th to 19th April 2015

Sorry Paul, my bad, whipped the pic from the internet.
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Replied by Paul Evans on topic COSMOS 2015 - 17th to 19th April 2015

No problem at all! Incidentally, I have a good set of snaps from this years COSMOS - PM an email address if you'd like a set.

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Replied by michaeloconnell on topic COSMOS 2015 - 17th to 19th April 2015

We are delighted to announce that Dr Kate Russo - Author, Psychologist, Eclipse chaser, will be speaking at COSMOS 2015.

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Replied by flt158 on topic COSMOS 2015 - 17th to 19th April 2015

Brilliant, Michael. What a great occasion this going to be.

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Replied by manic_dave on topic COSMOS 2015 - 17th to 19th April 2015

MAC are delighted to announce Steve Richards, Sky At Night Magazine "Scope Doctor/Deep Sky Tour" columnist and author of THE foundation book on Astrophotgraphy "Making Every Photon Count" as speaker at Cosmos 2015.



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Replied by michaeloconnell on topic COSMOS 2015 - 17th to 19th April 2015

We can now confirm that Prof. John Zarnecki will be speaking at COSMOS 2015. Aside from his work on the Faint Object Camera on the Hubble Space Telescope and the Dust Impact Detection System on board the Giotto probe that visited Halley's Comet, John is probably best known for his work on the Surface Science Package for the Huygens probe to Titan.
John gave a fantastic talk at COSMOS 2008 and we are delighted that he has accepted our invitation once again.
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Replied by R Newman on topic COSMOS 2015 - 17th to 19th April 2015

Great line up guys!!

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Replied by johnomahony on topic COSMOS 2015 - 17th to 19th April 2015

Looking forward to it ! Nice line up of speakers !!
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Replied by Roy Stewart on topic COSMOS 2015 - 17th to 19th April 2015

Great line up guys..
I hate to wish time away
as life is too short, but roll on April.

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Replied by astroguy on topic COSMOS 2015 - 17th to 19th April 2015

Great line-up and timely announcement! No rush-rush there. will be the best organised Cosmos ever. Look forward to attending,

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Replied by manic_dave on topic COSMOS 2015 - 17th to 19th April 2015

Final Speakers Announcement !

MAC Are delighted to welcome Both Keith Geary and Deirdre Kelleghan to Cosmos 2015.

Keith will deliver a talk on wide field astrophotography, something I personally am very much looking forward to.
Keith's images have graced this site for many years and his work is first class.

Deirdre Kelleghan requires no introduction to any of us within the astronomical community. Dee will be giving a talk on sketching and we might even get some insight into her current project a model of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. One not to be missed!


A poster will be published soon, along with details on prices and hotel.

Last year was a wash out for observing, and a first in a long time. Cosmos tended to get at least one clear night observing.

With Observing in mind we are actively seeking a darker site locally, one that's a little darker than the hotel car park.

Details to follow.
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Replied by Roy Stewart on topic COSMOS 2015 - 17th to 19th April 2015

Excellent line up Guys.
Great work Dave, Looking forward
to it already..

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Replied by RandomPillars on topic COSMOS 2015 - 17th to 19th April 2015

Sounds brilliant. All types of organisation going on here. Looking forward to it.

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Replied by manic_dave on topic COSMOS 2015 - 17th to 19th April 2015

Could Cosmos get any bigger ? Well YES!

Last year you may remember Mary Mulvihill asking how many people in the room had been to Birr Castle to see the Great Telescope. Sadly few hands went in the air. This got us thinking :)

Included in your weekend ticket for Cosmos 2015 will be a trip across to Birr Castle for a fully guided tour of the Great Telescope. A bus will pick up at our venue and drop guests back to the door.

We have a few more surprises to come.


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Replied by manic_dave on topic COSMOS 2015 - 17th to 19th April 2015

Confirmed Line up for Cosmos 2015 in Full.

Deirdre Kelleghan
Keith Geary
Prof. John Zarnecki
Nick Howes
Steve Richards
Dr Kate Russo
Brian Harvey
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Replied by Paul Evans on topic COSMOS 2015 - 17th to 19th April 2015

This an excellent lineup guys, well done, it's in my diary now :)
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Replied by R Newman on topic COSMOS 2015 - 17th to 19th April 2015

Well done Dave looks like a good line up of talks and events

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Replied by manic_dave on topic COSMOS 2015 - 17th to 19th April 2015

Another addition to Cosmos 2015.

Delight to welcome Aaron Delaney, an Artist based in Offaly.

Aaron will be displaying and selling his amazing Space Art and giving a live demonstration.

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Replied by Seanie_Morris on topic COSMOS 2015 - 17th to 19th April 2015

Hi all,

The MAC website is updated and has a full provisional programme. Prices will be updated on it soon, including the option to buy your ticket in advance. We have a trip to Birr Castle to visit the Leviathan Telescope and the Science Gallery on Sunday morning (provided we make up numbers, hence the advance ticket/interest booking to come).

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Replied by Seanie_Morris on topic COSMOS 2015 - 17th to 19th April 2015

By the way, the hotel's accommodation is all booked out! There is a link to some accommodation on the MAC website.
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Replied by Seanie_Morris on topic COSMOS 2015 - 17th to 19th April 2015

UPDATE

The prices and the option to buy your ticket in advance is now on the COSMOS 2015 page of the MAC website: www.midlandsastronomy.com

The prices are as follows:

Weekend including Birr Castle: €50.00
Weekend excluding Birr Castle: €40.00
Saturday only including Birr Castle: €35.00
Saturday only: €25.00
Sunday only (includes Birr Castle): €25.00
Friday only: €5.00
Single Lecture Only: €5.00

Children under 12 go free with a paying adult.

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