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30th, Aug: Meet the Night Owls! (ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Award Finalists)
Read More: 30th, Aug: Meet the Night Owls! (ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Award Finalists)Calling all Night Owls ! Next Friday, 30th of August, 7:30-10 PM, join the Night Owl crew (ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Award Finalists) for an evening of workshops exploring topics such as: the Difference between Cold and Warm Light , Biodiversity at Night , Astronomy and Importance of Stars to People , Staying Safe at Night
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Astronomy Workshops with STEM Educator, Seanie Morris, at Wild Nephin National Park (Ballycroy Visitor Centre)
Read More: Astronomy Workshops with STEM Educator, Seanie Morris, at Wild Nephin National Park (Ballycroy Visitor Centre)This THURSDAY, Aug 1st! Join STEM Educator, @seaniemorris Seanie Morris for an afternoon filled with Astronomical discussion and hands-on learning! Both workshops are family-friendly and will be held at the Wild Nephin National Park – Páirc Náisiúnta Néifinne Fiáine Ballycroy Visitor Centre. Please see flyer for booking details. We hope to see you there! Exploring
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Treoir do Spéir Dheireadh an tSamhraidh/ A Guide to the Late-Summer Sky
Read More: Treoir do Spéir Dheireadh an tSamhraidh/ A Guide to the Late-Summer SkyTá áthas orainn fáilte a chur roimh Chaoimhín ó Caoimhín’s Content ar ais chun dhá sheó dhátheangacha réalteolaíochta (Gaeilge agus Béarla) a chur i láthair don teaghlach ar fad. Sa chur i láthair seo, treoróidh Caoimhín trí spéir shamhraidh na hoíche thú ó shuíomh fíordhorcha Pháirc Spéire Dorcha Mhaigh Eo. Agus an oiread sin le feiceáil
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Guest Post: An Unforgettable Night Under Mayo’s Aurora
Read More: Guest Post: An Unforgettable Night Under Mayo’s Aurora12th June 2024 This week’s blog post (NorthMayo.ie) comes courtesy of Georgia MacMillan. Georgia is Mayo Dark Sky Park Development Officer; an employment-based PhD scholarship funded by the Irish Research Council and National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS). The Northern lights over Dun Bríste Sea Stack off the north Mayo coastline in Ireland. Image by Brian Wilson (Courtesy of Mayo Dark Sky Park).
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Watch the 2024 Midsummer Full Moon
Read More: Watch the 2024 Midsummer Full MoonDescription by Dr Frank Prendergast, TU Dublin, frank.prendergast@tudublin.ie 2024 June 21–22 From a Stellarium animation of the Moon rising, transiting and setting – customised for the Ballycroy Visitor Centre, Co. Mayo and available at https://www.mayodarkskypark.ie/what-s-on/news-items/. In higher latitudes, such as in the north of Scotland, the maximum astronomical altitude of the Moon will be less