BepiColombo begins its arrival at Mercury today! After an 8 year journey, the ESA/JAXA mission is beginning its Mercury Arrival Phase, with the first major milestone taking place today. Caitríona Jackman of DIAS is a Guest Investigator on the mission 🪐 Watch live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC7l...

BepiColombo’s Mercury arrival begins (Official ESA broadcast)

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We are so excited for our upcoming season of events in the observatory 🔭🌙 If you are interested in attending an event this season please complete our new "Register your Interest" form at sky.dias.ie/index.php/ap... @dias.ie

🚨Applications for our TY Week are now OPEN! 🚨 More information and the link to the application form are available on our website at www.dunsink.dias.ie/education/se...

"Why can't I look at the sun during the eclipse?" is a question we have been getting a lot so with only a few days to go we wanted to answer this very important question! 😎 @dias.ie @researchireland.ie

Just one week to go until the partial solar eclipse on the 12th August! So how does a solar eclipse occur and why is this one only partial? Check out our new video to find out ☀️🌙 @dias.ie @researchireland.ie

Time to get ready for the partial solar eclipse on the 12th August! Check out our video here for information on how to safely view the eclipse ☀️🌙😎 @dias.ie @researchireland.ie

Have you thought about how you will safely view the partial solar eclipse on 12th August? Today we wanted to share an easy DIY to make your own solar viewer in plenty of time for eclipse day! ☀️🌙 @dias.ie @researchireland.ie

🚨SOLD OUT 🚨 Tickets for our Solar Eclipse event in DIAS Dunsink Observatory on 12th August are now SOLD OUT! If you missed out on tickets please check out www.eclipse26.ie for details on other eclipse related events happening on the day! @dias.ie

Fancy seeing a solar eclipse from DIAS Dunsink Observatory? Tickets for our event on 12th August go on sale this Friday! ☀️🌙 Link here: www.eventbrite.ie/o/dias-dunsi...

Mark your calendars! Only 5 weeks to go until the partial solar eclipse on the 12th August 🌙☀️ More information at eclipse26.ie @dias.ie

A new paper led by DIAS student Christopher Burger-Scheidlin has confirmed Abeona, a newly identified supernova remnant and one of the faintest ever detected in radio light 📡 Read the full paper: www.aanda.org/articles/aa/...

Here in the observatory we never miss the chance to *safely* observe the Sun! Given the weather today we took our solar telescope out to see the sun and some sunspots (active regions) on the sun ☀️ WARNING: never look directly at the sun without protective equipment like a solar filter! @dias.ie

Introducing the Night Sky in Your Hand shortlist for Reach for the Stars 2026. Vote for your favourite at reachforthestars.ie. One vote per person, voting closes at 5pm on 13 July 2026 📸

Introducing the Back on Earth shortlist for Reach for the Stars 2026. Vote for your favourite at reachforthestars.ie. One vote per person, voting closes at 5pm on 13 July 2026 📸

Introducing the Out of this World shortlist for Reach for the Stars 2026. Vote for your favourite at reachforthestars.ie. One vote per person, voting closes at 5pm on 13 July 2026 📸

We were delighted to host the Dublin Plein Air festival in the Observatory on Saturday 🎨 It is always such a treat for us to host so many talented artists on site and we are always amazed at the beautiful creations they make inspired by the observatory and grounds 🔭 #Dublinpleinair @fingal.ie

We are delighted to announce we will be opening the gates to the observatory for a viewing event for the partial solar eclipse on the 12th August this year! ☀️ Tickets will be available soon, and in the meantime you can find more information on the eclipse at eclipse26.ie 🌙 @dias.ie

We want to say a huge congratulations to our section administrator Dr. Simon Nugent who had his convocation ceremony in at Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University on Saturday 🎉

Happy Bloomsday to all! Bloomsday is celebrated annually on 16th June to honour James Joyce’s novel Ulysses 👒 Among the many wonderful characters of Ulysses, including Leopold Bloom after whom the day is named, you will also find references to Dunsink Observatory as the source of Dunsink time 🕰️

We were delighted to be visited by the UK-based Society for the History of Astronomy today. The society hosts a wealth of knowledge on many aspects of astronomical history and we were thrilled to host them on their trip to Ireland, which also included a visit to our AOI partners at Birr Castle 🔭

Did you catch the observatory on Siar Linn on @cula4.bsky.social this week? If not you can catch up now at www.tg4.ie/en/player/ca... 🚀 @dias.ie @macallateo.bsky.social #diasdunsinkobservatory #siarlinn

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How was life in the olden days? What did they eat? How did they play? And eh... where did they go to the toilet...!? Welcome to Siar Linn, the game show where we explore a different era of history wit...

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Congratulations to Prof. Peter Gallagher on his election to the council of the Royal Astronomical Society. This appointment recognises his longstanding contributions to astrophysics research and the international astronomy community. Read the full article: ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...

Six new trustees elected to RAS Council

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Tá an-áthas orainn faoi seo! Tonight at 7.30pm the observatory will play host to some very special visitors on 'Siar Linn' on @cula4.bsky.social 🔭 It is sure to be a fantastic episode so don't forget to tune in at 7.30pm 📺 @dias.ie @macallateo.bsky.social

Did you know that a lunar mission could be used for solar physics? ☀️Some of our researchers have been using images from the recent Artemis II mission and the SunPy analysis tool to determine the location and direction of the cameras on board the spacecraft! @dias.ie

We were delighted to host the launch of "Mirrors to the Sky" in Dunsink yesterday. Mirrors to the Sky is a Space Crafts zine which reflects the work we have done through Space Crafts over the past two years. 🎨🪐

One day left until the launch of our annual ‘Reach for the Stars’ Astrophotography competition 📸🌙 Stay tuned for more.. 🔭 #DIASDiscovers #ReachfortheStars #Astrophotography

🔔 New Paper Alert 🔔 DIAS Researcher Dr Mohamed Nedal explores shock waves caused by Coronal Mass Ejections from the Sun in his latest publication: www.aanda.org/articles/aa/...

Space exploration and innovation from Ireland - opinion piece by Professor Peter Gallagher in yesterday's @irishexaminer.bsky.social Check it out here: www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm... @dias.ie

The 7th Palestinian Advanced School on Computational Methods took place last week in Cairo, supporting nearly 40 students from Gaza & the West Bank. Co-organised by DIAS Fellow Donna Rodgers-Lee with Scientists for Palestine & hosted at NVIC, the programme delivered training including astrophysics.

Professor Peter Gallagher, head of astronomy and astrophysics at DIAS Dunsink Observatory shares his career journey in a new interview with the Irish Independent. Read the full interview here: www.independent.ie/business/job...

This Working Life with Peter Gallagher: ‘I was on the leadership track at Nasa, but I left for a one-year lecturing job at UCD’

My dad was a service engineer and mum stayed at home. Their ambition was for their three kids to go to college.

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