Irish Astronomical Association monthly meeting
Wednesday 2nd October 2024 from 19:30pm to 22:00pm
Queen's University - Belfast
University Road, Belfast, County Antrim, BT9 6BD
Enjoy fascinating presentations on space and astronomy with the members of the Irish Astronomical Association.
The group meet in the Larmour Lecture Theatre at Queen’s University every two weeks from September to April.
Sessions include a short talk by a member of the Association and then the main presentation, usually by a professional Astronomer. Light refreshments will be available, and there will be an opportunity to mix and meet after the talks. Non-members are welcome to attend!
Please note that this has already taken place on 02/10/2024
Event organiser
Irish Astronomical Association is organising this event
Please contact Irish Astronomical Association directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: iaaastro@gmail.com
Website: Irish Astronomical Association
Twitter: @iaaastro
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Event booking
For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.
Visit event websiteEvent darkness
The below chart shows if and when the skies will be at their darkest during this event. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing.
Wed 2nd Oct
Local light pollution
Queen's University - Belfast is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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