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Did you know that this year DIAS #ReachForTheStars 2024 has a mobile phone category? Do you have photos that would qualify for our "Night Sky in Your Hand" category? Full details can be found on reachforthestars.ie PS This one wouldn't be eligible but we love it anyway 😉

May the fourth be with you! Appropriately, for today's DIAS #ReachForTheStars lookback at entries from the past...these four may inspire you to enter our "Out of this World - Deep Sky" category #Astrophotography

Breaking news! With solar flares forecast to bring spectacular Northern Lights shows over Ireland this weekend (clear skies permitting). We've extended the deadline for submission to DIAS Reach for the Stars 2024 until NEXT Friday 17 May. #Astrophotography #NorthernLightsIreland

#PintofScience is coming to Birr on Monday, May 13. Come along to this free event in @theChestnutBirr to hear about local biodiversity, astronomy Birr Castle Demesne and medical research. All welcome Midlands Astronomy Midlands Science. MC on the night Jeremy Rigney. pintofscience.ie/event/birr-mix…

Amazing to see the #aurora from Dublin, worth the extra coffee required today! High chance of aurora visible again tonight, not as bright as last night but likely still impressive

Yet another X-class #flare from the sun in progress! Data from swpc.nasa.gov

The Sun and the Moon from Dunsink. Photos by Jeremy Rigney and Peter T Gallagher

Good luck Jeremy Rigney from @diasdunsink & (old handle) Armagh Observatory & Planetarium this evening at the Institute of Physics Institute of Physics Three Minute Wonder Science Comms Competition Royal Institution. Looking forward to hearing all the presentations … assuming I get there from Heathrow on time!🤞

It was an incredible honour to represent Institute of Physics Ireland and win the Audience Vote Award at the Institute of Physics #3MW competition Royal Institution. Thank you to the judges and all who attended!

Congratulations Jeremy Rigney (DIAS Dunsink Observatory/Armagh Observatory) & Francis Quigley Trinity Physics who won awards at IOP 3 Minute Wonder Science Comms comp Royal Institution (In pic: Prof. Gavin Ramsey (Armagh), Mark Langtry (Explorium Ireland) & Prof. Peter T Gallagher (DIAS Dunsink Observatory)

It was great to meet members of Engineers Ireland on a lovely sunny day last weekend during their tour of the Leviathan and I-LOFAR telescopes Birr Castle Demesne as part of the Birr Engineering Festival!

Thrilled to share that I have successfully defended my thesis! Thank you to my supervisors, examiners and most of all my family for their support the last 4 years. Onwards and upwards!

Always a lovely occasion - graduation day Queen's University Belfast 🎓. Delighted to be here to see our DIAS/Armagh Observatory & Planetarium Lindsay Scholar Jeremy Rigney getting awarded a PhD in Astrophysics. Congratulations Dr Rigney!

Dr Jeremy Rigney, the most recent AOP/DIAS funded Lindsay PhD studentship, graduated from QUB a week ago today. On hand were Gavin Ramsay and Peter Gallagher to congratulate him and wish him all the best for the future 👏👨‍🎓✨

Excited to be presenting two tours on the history of astronomy at Birr Castle Demesne, "From the Leviathan to I-LOFAR", on Saturday March 8th as part of #IrishAstronomyWeek! More info and tickets available at birrcastle.com/event/leviatha…

✨ Irish Astronomy Week – "Leviathan to LOFAR" Tour! ✨ Join Dr. Jeremy Rigney at Birr Castle for a journey from the historic Leviathan telescope to the cutting-edge I-LOFAR! 📅 Sat, 08 Mar 2025 | ⏰ 11 AM & 2 PM | ✅ Ages 10+ 🎟 book now! 🔗 ecom.roller.app/.../generala..…...

Great news this World Heritage Day as DIAS Dunsink Observatory and Birr Castle Demesne are added to Ireland’s Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage Properties. This is a key step on our journey. Read more on dias.ie/2025/04/18/aoi… #WorldHeritageDay Armagh Observatory & Planetarium

The Historic Astronomical Observatories of Ireland have been added to the World Heritage Tentative List for Ireland. This cross-border partnership comprises Armagh Planetarium & Observatory, Birr Castle & Demesne, and Dunsink Observatory House. Learn More: bit.ly/3Yz9tlY