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
|
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
|
Jane
Jones
|
NASA,
USA
|
Andy
Shearer
|
NUI,
Galway
|
Marcus
Chown
|
(UK)
|
Jack
Triple Nickel
|
NASA,
(USA)
|
Niall
Smith
|
Blackrock
Castle Obs, Cork
|
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,
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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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