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The 2014 Starparty -
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The 2016 - 2011 Starparties - no speakers, purely an observing event on both
nights in a weekend in Septerber/October..
The 2010 Starparty -
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Speakers:
| Thomas
Bopp |
(USA),
Co-discoverer of the famous Comet Hale-Bopp |
| Robin
Scagell |
(UK),
Author and frequent contributor on skynews |
| Mike
Hinchey |
Director of NASA’s software engineering lab
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| Frank
Ryan |
Shannonside
Astronomy Club |
The 2009 Starparty -
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Speakers:
| Chuck Wood
|
(USA), Sky and
Telescope, Lunar picture of the day (LPOD) |
|
Piers Bizony
|
(UK), Sky at
Night magazine |
|
Kevin Nolan
|
Planetary
Society. |
| David
Lillis |
Shannonside
Astronomy Club |
The 2008 Starparty -
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Speakers:
| Ian
Ridpath |
(UK) |
| Damien
Peach |
(UK) |
| Judith
Pipher |
University of
Rochester, NY, USA |
| Niall
Smith |
CIT, Cork |
| Dr.
Arron Golden |
NUI, Galway |
| Lorraine
Hanlon |
UCD, Dublin |
| Sally
Russell |
(UK) |
| Deirdre
Keleghan |
Irish
Astronomical Society |
The 2007 Starparty - click here
for more
Speakers:
| Dr.
Chris Lintott |
BAA (UK), Sky
at Night |
| Dr.
John Mason |
BAA (UK) |
| Sue
French |
(USA) Sky &
Telescope |
| Kevin
Nolan |
Planetary
Society |
| Dr.
David Asher |
Armagh Observatory |
| Dr.
Catriona Jackman |
UCD, Dublin |
| Dr.
Peter Gallagher |
TCD, Dublin |
| Dave
Mc Donald |
Kildare
Astronomical Society |
The 2006 Starparty
Speakers:
|
Richard
Horton
|
(UK) |
|
Paul
Callanan
|
UCC,
Cork
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|
Jane
Jones
|
NASA,
USA
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|
Andy
Shearer
|
NUI,
Galway
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|
Marcus
Chown
|
(UK)
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|
Jack
Triple Nickel
|
NASA,
(USA)
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Niall
Smith
|
Blackrock
Castle Obs, Cork
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The 2005 Starparty
Speakers:
| Michael
McKay |
ESA |
| Deirdre
Kelleghan |
Irish
Astronomical Society |
| Mike
Redfern |
NUI, Galway |
| Pat
Rochford |
(USA) |
| Nic
Szymanek |
(UK), Imager |
| Guy
Consolmagno |
Vatican Observatory |
| Wil
Tirion |
(Netherlands)
Cartographer |
The 2004 Starparty
Speakers:
| Storm
Dunlop |
(UK), author |
| Turlough
Downes |
DCU, Dublin |
| Cor
Berrevoets |
(Netherlands),
Registax author |
| Leo
Enright |
(Dublin),
science broadcaster |
| David
Whitehouse |
(UK) |
| Sara
Russell |
(UK) |
| Simon
Morris |
Univ of Durham,
UK |
| Stephen
O'Meara |
(USA) Sky &
Telescope |
The 2003 Starparty
Speakers:
| Fred
Espenak |
Goddard SFC,
USA, aka Mr Eclipse |
| J
Kelly Beatty |
(USA) Sky &
Telescope |
| Chris
Lawton |
(UK), Author |
| John
Mason |
BAA |
| Don
Pollacco |
Queens Univ,
Belfast |
| David
Levy |
(USA) Sky &
Telescope, comet hunter |
| Aaron
Golden |
NUI, Galway |
The 2002 Starparty
Speakers:
| John
Dobson |
(USA),San
Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers, Inventor of the Dobsonian (dob) telescope |
The 2001 Starparty
Speakers:
| Halton
Arp |
USA, Arp galaxy
catalogue |
| Andrew
Newsam |
John
Moores University, Liverpool, UK |
| John
Flannery/Patricia Carroll/John O'Neill |
Irish
Astronomical Society |
| Mike
Edmunds |
Cardiff
University, UK |
| Kenneth
Woods |
(UK), Lecturer |
| Jack
Newton |
(Canada),
Imager |
| Frank
Prendergast |
DIT, Dublin |
The 2000 Starparty
Speakers:
| Mike
Bailie |
Queens Univ,
Belfast |
| Julian
Barbour |
(UK) |
| Neil
Bone |
BAA |
| John
Brown |
Univ of
Glasgow, Scotland |
| David
Eicher |
Astronomy
Magazine, USA |
| Gordon
Love |
Univ of Durham,
UK |
| Brian
Harvey |
Irish
Astronomical Society |
The 1999 Starparty
Speakers:
| David
Fegan |
UCD, Dublin |
| Archie
Roy |
Univ of
Glasgow, Scotland |
| Niall
O Murchu |
UCC, Cork |
| Gerry
Gilmore |
Inst of
Astronomy, Cambridge, UK |
| Pam
Spence |
FAS (UK) |
| Lorraine
Hanlon |
UCD, Dublin |
| David
Asher |
Armagh Observatory |
The 1998 Starparty
Speakers:
| Paul
Callanan |
UCC, Cork |
| Paul
Money |
(UK) |
| Peter
Rea |
(UK) |
| Chandra
Wickramasinghe |
UC Cardiff, UK |
| Roger
Davies |
Durham Univ, UK |
| Bill
Napier |
Armagh Observatory |
| Peter
Hazlett |
Irish
Astronomical Association |
The 1997 Starparty
Speakers:
| Michael
Tubridy |
Irish
Astronomical Society |
| Alan
Chapman |
Univ of Oxford,
UK |
| Andy
Shearer |
UCG, Galway |
| Arnold
Wolfendale |
Univ of Durham,
UK |
| John
Mason |
BAA (UK) |
| Peter
Lunn |
West Yorkshire
AS, UK |
| Alan
Fitzsimmons |
Queens Univ,
Belfast |
| Ian
Short |
Armagh Observatory |
The 1996 Starparty
Speakers:
| John
Roche |
Univ
of Oxford, UK |
| Mark
Bailey |
Armagh
Observatory |
| Michael
Tubridy |
Irish
Astronomical Society |
| G
McClelland |
Univ
of Limerick |
| Evert
Meurs |
Dunsink
Obs |
| Paul
Doherty |
(UK) |
The 1995 Starparty
Speakers:
| Partick
Moore |
BAA (UK), Sky
at Night |
| Paul
Mohr |
UCG, Galway |
| Brigid
Roden/Michael Tubridy |
Birr Castle
Demesne/IAS |
| Brendan
Byrne |
Armagh Obs |
| Gerry
Gilmore |
Institute of
Astronomy, Cambridge, UK |
| Niall
Smith |
RTC, Cork |
The 1994 Starparty
Speakers:
| Martin
Gillick |
Tullamore
Astronomical Society |
| John
Flannery |
Irish
Astronomical Society |
| Mike
Murphy |
Shannonside
Astronomy Club |
| John
Rowlands |
CfDS (UK) |
| John
Fitzsimons |
Sligo Astronomy
Club |
| Tom
Bonner |
Shannonside
Astronomy Club |
| Paul
Bracken |
Planetary
Society |
| Niall
Smith |
RTC, Cork |
| Tony
O'Hanlon |
Shannonside
Astronomy Club |
The 1993 Starparty
Speakers:
| Sean
Fitzgerald |
Cork Astronomy
Club |
| Ron
Liversey |
BAA (UK) |
| John
Flynn |
Armagh
Planetarium |
| Tom
Bonner |
Shannonside
Astronomy Club |
| Phil
Samways |
Shannonside
Astronomy Club |
| Paul
Mohr |
UCG, Galway |
| Sean
Robbins |
Tullamore
Astronomical Society |
| John
Flannery |
Irish
Astronomical Society |
The 1992 Starparty
Speakers:
The 1991 Starparty
Speakers:
| John
Mason |
BAA |
| Sam
Lyttle |
Irish
Astronomical Association |
| Ian
Griffin |
Armagh
Planetarium |
| Colm
Cannon |
Astronomy
Ireland |
The 1990 Starparty
Speakers:
| Ian
Elliott |
Dunsink
Obs |
| John
Flannery |
Irish
Astronomical Society |
| Robert
Campell |
Tullamore
Astronomical Society |
| Terry
Moseley |
Irish
Astronomical Association |
| Peter
O'Connell/Austin Hastings |
Cork
Astronomy Club |
| Phil
Samways |
Limerick
Astronomy Club |
| Susan
McKenna-Lawlor |
Maynooth
Univ |
The 1989 Starparty
Speakers:
| Patrick
Wayman |
Dunsink Obs |
| Jan
Cap |
Cork Astronomy
Club |
| Dominic
Doyle |
Irish
Astronomical Society |
| Bruce
Hardie |
Irish
Astronomical Association |
| Hermann
van Bellingham |
Schull
Planetarium, Co Cork |
| Grattan
Bannister |
West Cork
Astronomical Society |
| David
Beesley |
Irish
Astronomical Association |
| Paul
Bracken |
Irish
Astronomical Society |
The 1988 Starparty
Speakers:
| Peter
O'Connell |
Cork Astronomy
Club |
| Ian
Ridpath |
SPA (UK) |
| David
Beesley |
Irish
Astronomical Association |
| Sam
Lyttle |
Irish
Astronomical Association |
| Dominic
Doyle |
Irish
Astronomical Society |
| Tony
O'Hanlon |
Limerick
Astronomy Club |
| Patrick
Wayman |
Dunsink Observatort |
The 1987 Starparty
Speakers:
| Mike
Murphy |
Limerick
Astronomy Club |
| Peter
Grimley |
Maynooth Univ |
| Tony
O'Hanlon |
Limerick
Astronomy Club |
| Joe
Heelan |
Limerick
Astronomy Club |
| Martin
Radcliffe |
Armagh
Planetarium |
| David
Moore |
Irish
Astronomical Society |
This list is not yet complete,
if you have additions/corrections you'd like to add,
email them to the webmaster.
Many thanks to John O'Neill
(IAS) who had the foresight to keep the fliers of every starpary he attended.
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