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SUMMARY:GAC October meeting - by Howard J Simkover
DESCRIPTION:  \nGalway Astronomy Club are pleased to announce details of our October club meeting\, which will take place at 7.30 pm on Monday the 7th October in the Menlo Park Hotel\, Terryland\, Galway. \n  \n Talk: ‘Celestial Shadows – Eclipses of the Sun’ \nEvery couple of years\, somewhere on the Earth\, the Moon’s shadow touches down and sweeps\nat supersonic speed across oceans and continents. People situated in the path of this celestial\nshadow experience the unforgettable sight of a total eclipse of the Sun. While some ancient\ncivilizations had a good understanding of solar eclipses\, it was not until the early 18th Century\nthat the date\, time and trajectory of an eclipse could be calculated with reasonable precision.\nThis presentation is about the various types of solar eclipses – what they are\, when they\nhappen\, the underlying geometry that causes them\, why they are perceived to be rare events\,\nand the spectacular beauty that they offer to us.\nOn Monday\, April 8\, 2024 a total solar eclipse occurred in Mexico\, the US and Canada. Public\nawareness was handled extremely well by the astronomical community and the media. While\nparts of the eclipse track experienced clouds\, huge numbers of people were able to view this\nstunning celestial alignment safely in clear skies\, and to stand within the shadow of the Moon. \nSpeaker: Howard J Simkover \nHoward Simkover was born in Montreal\, Canada and obtained his education\nthere. He graduated as the leading student in McGill University’s Faculty of\nElectrical Engineering\, and was awarded the British Association Medal for Great\nDistinction. He is a Professional Engineer\, Ontario\, and currently works as a\nconsultant in policy and governance with Health Canada (federal government\ndepartment). \nHoward’s lifelong interest in astronomy began at age 7\, when he obtained his first\ntelescope and used it to observe the planet Mars. Later\, he became active in the\nRoyal Astronomical Society of Canada\, where he served on the Observation\nCommittee and the Board of Directors of the Montreal Centre. \nFor more than two decades\, Howard produced numerous shows and lectured on\nastronomy at the Montreal Planetarium. Some of his shows played at other\nplanetaria in Canada and the United States. He has also lectured about\nastronomy at the Canada Science & Technology Museum and Carleton\nUniversity. He continues to speak to audiences in Canada’s National Capital\nRegion and to groups elsewhere in the world via online technology. He owns and\nregularly uses several telescopes to observe the sky. One of his passions is\neclipses of the sun\, which he has “chased” over two dozen times all over the World. \n  \nHoward will be joining us via video link from Canada.
URL:https://www.galwayastronomyclub.ie/event/gac-october-meeting-by-howard-j-simkover/
LOCATION:Menlo Park Hotel\, Terryland\, Galway\, Ireland
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SUMMARY:GAC September meeting - by Dr Gary Kenny (ATU Galway)
DESCRIPTION:  \nGalway Astronomy Club are pleased to announce details of our September club meeting\, which will take place at 7.30 pm on Monday the 2nd September in the Menlo Park Hotel\, Terryland\, Galway. \n  \n  \nTalk: ‘Stars of the Universe’ \nThis talk on the stars of the universe is suitable for beginners in astronomy. \nSpeaker: Dr Gary Kenny (ATU Galway) \nGary Kenny’s astronomy background was Ground Based Gamma-ray using the Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Technique.  He has a B.Sc. from Galway Mayo Institute of Technology.  He did his Ph.D in High End Astrophysics in the University of Galway. \nHe was a Senior Technical Officer in the School of Physics in University of Galway to 2012 and since 2012 has been working as a lecturer in Physics and Instrumentation in the Atlantic Technological University. \n  \nNew members and attendees are very welcome.  \n 
URL:https://www.galwayastronomyclub.ie/event/gac-september-meeting-by-dr-gary-kenny-atu-galway/
LOCATION:Menlo Park Hotel\, Terryland\, Galway\, Ireland
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SUMMARY:GAC May Meeting - Astrophotography talk by club member Brendan Spelman + AGM
DESCRIPTION:  \nGalway Astronomy Club are pleased to announce details of our May club meeting\, which will take place at 7.30 pm on Monday the 13th May in the Menlo Park Hotel\, Terryland\, Galway. \n  \nThis is our last meeting of our current season and we will have: \n\nOur AGM where club members can voice their opinions on all things club related. Our AGM will offer members the opportunity to join the new club committee for next season. \nAn interesting talk by club member Brendan Spelman on ‘Deep Sky Astrophotography’. More details below.\nA chance to win a telescope and a few other prizes when we will be making the draw for our club raffle. Tickets can be purchased below!\nFree tea and coffee on the night and we invite everyone to stay and have a chat before we break up for the summer. \n\n\nMay meeting speaker. \nTalk: ‘Introduction to Deep Sky Astrophotography’ \nBrendan has shared some wonderful images of the night sky on our WhatsApp group throughout the year and we decided to invite him to speak about how he takes these wonderful images. We are delighted to have him as our May ‘guest’ speaker. \nSpeaker: Brendan Spelman (GAC) \n“Brendan is a native of Galway and an IT professional. Always having had a fascination with the universe\, his interest in astronomy really kick started when he received a telescope as a gift during the early days of the COVID lockdowns. With a long-standing passion for photography\, it was only natural for him to gravitate toward capturing the wonders of the night sky. Fascinated by the intersection of science and art\, he eagerly anticipates clear nights\, always on the lookout for breaks in the clouds to indulge his curiosity. When hindered by clouds\, Brendan enjoys playing board games with his wife and 3 young children. “ \n  \nClub raffle draw tickets can be purchased here.\nThe May Meeting Raffle prize is for a Skywatcher 1145 PS (AZ Pronto) telescope. \nMore prizes are to be announced…
URL:https://www.galwayastronomyclub.ie/event/gac-may-meeting-astrophotography-talk-by-club-member-brendan-spellman-agm/
LOCATION:Menlo Park Hotel\, Terryland\, Galway\, Ireland
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SUMMARY:GAC April Meeting by Dr Emma Whelan (Maynooth University)
DESCRIPTION:  \nGalway Astronomy Club are pleased to announce details of our April club meeting\, which will take place at 7.30 pm on Monday the 8th April in the Menlo Park Hotel\, Terryland\, Galway. \n  \n  \nTalk: ‘Star Formation with the ESO VLT.’ \nI am an observational astronomer studying star formation and the earliest stages of planet formation. The majority of my data is obtained with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope. The VLT is one of the worlds most advanced optical telescopes and the flagship facility for European ground-based observatory.  I will discuss the VLT\, the instruments that have been most important for my work and present some of the most recent results from my group. \n  \nSpeaker: Dr Emma Whelan (MU) \nEmma Whelan graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 2001 with a BA in Physics with Astrophysics. From 2001 to 2005 she studied at the Dublin Institute for Advanced studies for a PhD in observational astronomy specialising in star formation and graduated with a PhD from Trinity College Dublin in 2005. She continued her work in this area at the Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies as part of the Marie Curie Research and Training Network JETSET from 2005 to 2009. In 2009 she was awarded a Marie Curie Fellowship at the Institut de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique de Grenoble and studied there until 2011. In 2012 she moved to the Institut für Astronomie und Astrophysik Tübingen. In 2016 she was appointed as a lecturer in the Experimental Physics Department. Dr Whelan is also a research associate of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies.
URL:https://www.galwayastronomyclub.ie/event/gac-april-meeting-by-emma-whelan-maynooth-university/
LOCATION:Menlo Park Hotel\, Terryland\, Galway\, Ireland
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