The 12″ Grubb Refractor at Dunsink Observatory
by Professor Patrick Wayman, Dunsink Observatory | DIAS Dunsink Observatory
We often say that the summer is quiet for events in the observatory, since our official visitor season wraps up in late March each year, but we have been keeping ourselves busy since then so we wanted to... Read More| DIAS Dunsink Observatory
Today, the 14th of April, we celebrate the birthday of astronomer Annie (Russell) Maunder. Born in 1868 in Stabane Co. Tyrone, she worked as a computer in the Greenwich Royal Observatory where she met her husband Edward Walter... Read More| DIAS Dunsink Observatory
Ahead of tomorrow’s alignment of 6 planets in the night sky, we wanted to post some information for anyone who is interested in heading out to have a look. First off, which planets will be visible? Mars, Jupiter,... Read More| DIAS Dunsink Observatory
In order to celebrate international Observe The Moon night, the Astronomical Observatories of Ireland, Armagh Observatory and Planetarium , Birr Castle Demesne and DIAS Dunsink Observatory , are launching a joint colouring competition! The competition is now live... Read More| DIAS Dunsink Observatory
You may or may not have heard about our new project Space Crafts. Space Crafts is a new STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts & Maths) initiative being run at DIAS Dunsink Observatory and is funded through the Science Foundation... Read More| DIAS Dunsink Observatory
For the final week of the internship, Seosamh and I (Chris) began by fixing the SuperSIDs after power outages. The systems had to be restarted, but thankfully it appears that there is no permanent damage and both receivers... Read More| DIAS Dunsink Observatory
Seosamh and I (Chris) returned to Dunsink Observatory for this week in order to improve the configuration of the SuperSID receiver that is currently running there. We began the week by checking the hardware, as we have recently... Read More| DIAS Dunsink Observatory
This week Chris and I (Seosamh) spent most of the week preparing for INAM. Also, as we approach the final weeks of this internship, we have been spending time finishing up our changes to the SuperSID project. Chris... Read More| DIAS Dunsink Observatory
This week Chris was away so I (Seosamh) was still working on improving the SuperSID by finding alternative and less noisy VLF transmitters and optimising the code. Over the last week I’ve been cycling through the many different... Read More| DIAS Dunsink Observatory
Seosamh and I (Chris) have been continuing our improvements to the SuperSID system, focusing primarily on the collection and processing of data. Much of the work we are doing requires a lot of testing and comparisons and will greatly improve the efficiency and accuracy of the system.| DIAS Dunsink Observatory
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by Professor Patrick Wayman, Dunsink Observatory | DIAS Dunsink Observatory
