September 2024 Lecture – Philip Matchett (NIAAS) – How To Build An Observatory (Nearly)!
For our first lecture of the new NIAAS season, it's an honour to be saying, our first speaker of the 2024/2025 season is Philip Matchett and the title of my…
May 2024 Lecture & AGM – Stevie Beasant (NIAAS) – Galaxy Season
For our last lecture in this season, we will have our very own Stevie Beasant setting us up for our summer break with what to look out for. His talk…
The Story Of Whinpark Observatory (Part 2) by Philip Matchett
So.... part two! Well its now March 2024, and I’m still working on this project. No it isn’t built yet, I know, you’re asking what the heck am I playing…
April 2024 Lecture – Dr. Stefano Bagnulo (AOP) – Night Time Astronomy with Sunglasses
For our next lecture in 2024, we are very pleased to have Dr. Stefano Bagnulo from Armagh Observatory, giving us our April Lecture. This is the first time Dr. Bagnulo has…
March 2024 Lecture – Dave Lillis (Limerick) – In The Shadow Of The Earth ‘A Trip Through 21st Century Lunar Eclipses’
For our next lecture in 2024, we are very pleased to have Dave Lillis from Limerick Astronomy Club, back with us for the second year running!Dave is a really good…
February 2024 Lecture – Dr. Matt Nicholl (QUB) – Fantastic Bursts and Where to Find Them
For our second lecture of 2024, we have a new speaker to the society, Dr. Matt Nicholl from Queens University Belfast. Dr. Nicholl will be giving us a talk titled…
The Story of Whinpark Observatory (Part 1) by Philip Matchett
My name is Philip Matchett and I’ve been involved with the NIAAS/EAAS for over 20 years. Most of the time, I’ve been on the committee, I’ve held the roles of…
January 2024 Lecture – Neil Patterson, Simon Sloan, Philip Matchett (NIAAS) – ‘What type of amateur telescope is the best? – The Big Debate’
For the first lecture of 2024, we've decided to do something slightly different. For years now we have been debating, just what is the best type of amateur telescope? Well,…
December 2023 Lecture – Dr. Marc Sarzi (AOP) – ‘Integral-Field Spectroscopy in Astronomy’
For our last lecture of 2023, we are pleased to have along, for the very first time, Dr. Marc Sarzi from Armagh Planetarium and Observatory (AOP). The title of Marc's…