An Island of Dark Skies

We are connecting the three official dark sky places on the island of Ireland with 3 special live online events for teachers, educators and anyone with an interest in astronomy, archaeology or dark skies.

Event details

Wednesday 5pm 18th August - join Mayo International Dark Sky Park and invited guest Dr Frank Prendergast who will discuss ArchaeoAstronomy on Achill and our night sky as our ancestors would have viewed it. Dr Prendergast is now Emeritus at the Dublin Institute of Technology, where he researches Irish prehistoric monuments and their landscapes from a cultural astronomy perspective. He presented the 2020 Winter Solstice event live from Brú na Boinne together with Clare Tuffy of the OPW.

Thursday 5pm 19th August - join Tom O'Donoghue in Kerry International Dark Sky Reserve for a workshop in astrophotography and a beginners guide to take photographs of the night sky. Tom has won various awards and has even built his own observatory in the South of France. This talk will cover the beginners guide to taking Night Sky Photos:

Where and when in the sky to find objects and how to use a DSLR to get the most successful images.

Please note OM Dark Sky Park in Northern Ireland will be presenting a special online talk on setting up and using a telescope for beginners and how to observe the Night Sky at a future date (originally scheduled for 17th August).

These events are all free to attend and available via Dark-Sky.eventbrite.com

Supported by

Science Foundation Ireland

Discover Primary Science & Maths

ESERO Ireland