Solarfest 2016 is a two-day event about solar astronomy taking place from 11th to 12th June at Dunsink Observatory. It is organised by the Irish Federation of Astronomical Societies in conjunction with the School of Cosmic Physics, DIAS. This is a free public event but advance booking is required here.
More details on talks are now available here.
Saturday 11th June programme :
The South Dome with the Grubb Telescope will be open to visitors for the duration of the event.
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Last Updated: 23rd May 2018 by mary
11th-12th June 2016 – Solarfest at Dunsink Observatory
Solarfest 2016 is a two-day event about solar astronomy taking place from 11th to 12th June at Dunsink Observatory. It is organised by the Irish Federation of Astronomical Societies in conjunction with the School of Cosmic Physics, DIAS. This is a free public event but advance booking is required here.
More details on talks are now available here.
Saturday 11th June programme :
The South Dome with the Grubb Telescope will be open to visitors for the duration of the event.
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The Theroretical Physics theme for the 80th anniversary is "Quantum, Inifinity and Beyond" The events will tie in the main research topics of the School and draw on its rich history. More on DIAS 2020 can be found here: dias.ie/dias2020/
DIAS School of Theoretical Physics is one of the two founding Schools. It's first Director was the renowned Physicist Erwin Schrödinger, and the School can boast a number of other big names in Irish and International physics and mathematics. #DIASdiscovers
DIAS & @esa Solar Orbiter. Professor Peter Gallagher and Dr Shane Maloney worked on the recently launched space mission. dias.ie/2020/02/11/dia… #DIASdiscovers #WeAreAllSolarOrbiters #SolarOrbiter
On 5th February 1943, Nobel Prize-winning physicist, Prof Erwin Schrödinger, then Director of Theoretical Physics at DIAS, delivered the first of his renowned ‘What is Life?’ lectures. He delivered further lectures in his ‘What is Life?’ series over the following month.
@petertgallagher will be on @PatKennyNT at 11.20 talking about the @esa #SolarOrbiter launch that took place at 4.03 yesterday morning from Cape Canaveral. ☀️🛰️ Listen now: newstalk.com #DIASdiscovers
Big Thank you to @hfalcke, for our School of Cosmic Physics Statutory Public Lecture on "The first image of a Black Hole" yesterday evening. Here he is pictured with @TomRayDIAS in @ucddublin #DIASdiscovers
ICYMI: DIAS SCIENTISTS DISCOVER DISAPPEARANCE OF LARGE PARTS OF TECTONIC PLATE BENEATH AFRICA researchandinnovation.ie/dias-scientist… #DIASdiscovers
Tickets still available for our Statutory Public Lecture this evening by @hfalcke: “The First Image of a Black Hole” More here➡️eventbrite.ie/e/dias-scp-sta… Tickets are free! #DIASdiscovers #blackhole