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Upcoming Connacht Starparty

Genisis · 2004-10-23 21:39:51

Galway Astronomy Club: Connacht Starparty 2005 http://galwayastronomyclub.ie/ This is our flagship event for 2005, it will take place on January 29th at the Westwood House Hotel and is a one day conference celebrating Astronomy in the West of Ireland. Last year was our inaugural year and was an outstanding success with…

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Galway Astronomy Club: Connacht Starparty 2005

http://galwayastronomyclub.ie/

This is our flagship event for 2005, it will take place on January 29th at the Westwood House Hotel and is a one day conference celebrating Astronomy in the West of Ireland. Last year was our inaugural year and was an outstanding success with over 120 people attending. This year the focus is on Extra solar planetary systems,.

Speakers and talks as follows:

1 Professor Barry Jones
Physics & Astronomy
Open University UK

“Planets and Life beyond the Solar System”

2 Dr. Francisco Diego
President, AAE UK

“The Search for Extra Solar Planets – Methods & Results”

3 Dr. Ray Butler
Dept. Experimental Physics
NUI Galway

“Ancient Extra Solar Planets – Where are they?”

4 Dr. Andy McCrea MBE
President IAA
Belfast

“The Only Minor Planet Discovered in Ireland”

Professor Mike Redfern of NUI Galway will conclude the talks with his own talk on the new 16 inch German Schmit-Cassigrain telescope currently being installed at the Imbush Observatory and will describe what type of observations it will be used for.

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