Join Professor Kevin Gaston, University of Exeter, to hear about his work on the environmental consequences of light pollution. Kevin is also a board member of the International Dark Sky Association and has recently co-authored (with Dr Alejandro Sanchez de Miguel) this Annual Environmental Review paper reviewing the impact light pollution has on people, wildlife […]
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Moving out of this world…. from angels and demons to photons and quarks…we cannot wait to hear from Brother Guy Consolmagno SJ – Director of the Vatican Observatory and co-author of the classic astronomy book (with Dan Davis) “Turn Left at Orion”. Brother Guy will be presenting his talk on “Catholic” Cosmologies in Newport on Sunday afternoon.
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Astrophotography is the focus of our gallery exhibit at Ballycroy Visitor Centre, and we are delighted to welcome the return of Chasseurs de Nuits with the Award winning collection of works from the Photo Nightscape Competition. Chasseur de Nuits exhibition is kindly sponsored by the Embassy of France and joins the existing exhibition of talented astrophotographers Aisling McGuire
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As part of an Energy Master Plan launch, Newport’s Lighting Audit Report was launched in Hotel Newport on 5th October 2022 by the community group “Friends of Mayo Dark Skies” Lighting specialists “Dark Source” were commissioned by Mayo County Council to prepare the Dark Sky Lighting Energy Plan and Audit, under the Sustainable Energy Community project for
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Join us in the Ballycroy Visitor Centre for SPACE WEEK 2022. To mark the occasion, we have launched a new series of astrophotography featuring the wonders of the Mayo Dark Sky Park, together with a special gallery exhibition showcasing the award winning work of Josh Matthews and Aisling McGuire. Their work featured has featured prominently in the “Reach for
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Friday 23rd of September is #CultureNight and we look forward to celebrating it at the #BallycroyVisitorCentre in #WildNephinNationalPark An entertaining evening with traditional music by local musicians and a chance to try some delicious boxty. Sean Lysaght will be launching his book ‘New Leaf’ and we’ll finish off the evening appreciating our wonderfully natural dark
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The Mayo Dark Sky Festival is back with a bang! In 2021, covid restrictions meant that the festival could not go ahead as planned, so we are really looking forward to welcoming people back to Newport, Mulranny and Ballycroy from 4 – 6 November, for a feast of events celebrating Mayo’s dark unpolluted skies. This year
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Newport is considered the gateway town to Mayo Dark Sky Park and has been a community host town to Mayo Dark Sky Festival since its inception. The town is becoming known as a dark sky destination, attracting a growing number of international visitors in winter months, boosting the local tourism economy during the off-season. However, the growth of artificial
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Guided Stargazing – a new activity for Nature Parks and Resorts ONLINE Event – 22nd September at 7pm (registration below). We are delighted to welcome Etta Dannemann to our series of Women in Dark Skies talks. In this talk, Etta Dannemann will talk about Guided Stargazing as a new activity for dark sky areas.
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Check out our feature in Yvonne Gordon’s article on the best stargazing spots in Ireland – see link below: https://www.afar.com/magazine/where-to-stargaze-in-ireland-and-northern-ireland
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