Astrophotography Workshop Series 2024
Join Shane Lavelle for an Astrophotography Workshop 16th October 2024 7pm in Ballycroy.
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Join Shane Lavelle for an Astrophotography Workshop 16th October 2024 7pm in Ballycroy.
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We are excited to announce the “Community Constellations of Culture Night” ✨, this Friday, September 20th! Mayo Dark Sky Park is collaborating with the Ballycroy Community to present a special series of events for Culture Night 2024! The mobile planetarium “Pale Blue Dot” 🔵 will be presented for the first time in Mayo by the
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Workshop #1: Introduction to Astrophotography with Davy Patton Sept. 11th @ 7:30PM, Ballycroy Visitor Centre, Please Book at BallycroyVisitorCentre@npws.gov.ie Astrophotography Workshop Series in the Mayo Dark Sky Park, Wild Nephin National Park – Páirc Náisiúnta Néifinne Fiáine This Fall , join us for a series of Astrophotography Workshops for the novice astrophotographer in Mayo Dark
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Really exciting event coming to Mayo in early September! As part of the celebration of Professor Tom Ray’s Career – Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies – DIAS has organised this free public event on 3rd September (7pm) Mulranny Park Hotel. Event Title: Newgrange and JWST: Humanity’s Enduring Quest to Understand the Universe Despite being separated
Calling all Night Owls ! Next Friday, 30th of August, 7:30-10 PM, join the Night Owl crew (ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Award Finalists) for an evening of workshops exploring topics such as: the Difference between Cold and Warm Light , Biodiversity at Night , Astronomy and Importance of Stars to People , Staying Safe at Night
30th, Aug: Meet the Night Owls! (ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Award Finalists) Read More »
This THURSDAY, Aug 1st! Join STEM Educator, @seaniemorris Seanie Morris for an afternoon filled with Astronomical discussion and hands-on learning! Both workshops are family-friendly and will be held at the Wild Nephin National Park – Páirc Náisiúnta Néifinne Fiáine Ballycroy Visitor Centre. Please see flyer for booking details. We hope to see you there! Exploring
Tá áthas orainn fáilte a chur roimh Chaoimhín ó Caoimhín’s Content ar ais chun dhá sheó dhátheangacha réalteolaíochta (Gaeilge agus Béarla) a chur i láthair don teaghlach ar fad. Sa chur i láthair seo, treoróidh Caoimhín trí spéir shamhraidh na hoíche thú ó shuíomh fíordhorcha Pháirc Spéire Dorcha Mhaigh Eo. Agus an oiread sin le feiceáil
Treoir do Spéir Dheireadh an tSamhraidh/ A Guide to the Late-Summer Sky Read More »
12th June 2024 This week’s blog post (NorthMayo.ie) comes courtesy of Georgia MacMillan. Georgia is Mayo Dark Sky Park Development Officer; an employment-based PhD scholarship funded by the Irish Research Council and National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS). The Northern lights over Dun Bríste Sea Stack off the north Mayo coastline in Ireland. Image by Brian Wilson (Courtesy of Mayo Dark Sky Park).
Guest Post: An Unforgettable Night Under Mayo’s Aurora Read More »
Description by Dr Frank Prendergast, TU Dublin, frank.prendergast@tudublin.ie 2024 June 21–22 From a Stellarium animation of the Moon rising, transiting and setting – customised for the Ballycroy Visitor Centre, Co. Mayo and available at https://www.mayodarkskypark.ie/what-s-on/news-items/. In higher latitudes, such as in the north of Scotland, the maximum astronomical altitude of the Moon will be less
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