Such a fantastic week last week when we had 16 transition year students with us for our TY Week 📚 We had a really amazing group for the week who truly made the most of every opportunity and we wish them all the best in the future 🔭✨ @dias.ie #DIASDunsinkObservatory #TransitionYear #TYWeek

Last week, DIAS hosted the DASH and IHDEA meetings in Dublin! ☀️ A fantastic week of talks, discussions and international collaboration exploring developments in heliophysics data, analysis and software. Thanks to everyone who attended and helped make both meetings a success! #DIASDiscovers

We were delighted to attend the @tcddublin.bsky.social Maths and Physics Career Fair today 📚 Great to see so much enthusiasm among students and excitement for what is to come in their careers 🔭 #DIASDunsinkObservatory #CareersFair #TrinityCollegeDublin

We are delighted to announced the winners of our AOI #ObserveTheMoonNight colouring competition 2026 🎨 In Dunsink we had Radu as our winner, with winners Anna in Armagh Observatory and Planetarium and Maci in Birr Castle 🔭 Thanks to all who entered, we will be in touch with the winners shortly!

We were delighted to welcome Sharon Arbuthnot on Thursday for our Festival Of History Event 🔭 She presented a wonderful talk on Ireland's history with the stars, which was greatly enjoyed by all. Huge thanks to Sharon and our colleagues in @scs-dias.bsky.social for collaborating with us ✨ @dias.ie

ESA’s JUICE mission is on its way to Jupiter 🛰️🪐 In this video, DIAS researchers explain what JUICE is, what it will study at Jupiter and why its icy moons are so interesting. dias.ie/juice

It is hard to imagine it has already been a week since #CultureNight We had a fantastic night and a great kick off to our new season of events 🔭 Huge thanks to all our staff volunteers and visitors for making it such an amazing event! @culturenightdub.bsky.social @dias.ie

The AOI Observe the Moon Night Colouring Competition is back 🌙 Submit your completed design to @diasdunsink.bsky.social, Birr Castle Demesne or Armagh Observatory and Planetarium by 5pm on the 26th of September for a chance to win great prises including entry to each of the sites!

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

drupal-media[data-view-mode=half_page_width] { display: inline-block; width: 50%; } This year's Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) election saw six new trustees appoin...

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