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An Introduction to Astronomy
5 Jul 2021
The ACEO - Introduction to Astronomy course run by
Skellig Centre for Research & Innovation via the
UCC Adult Continuing Education - ACE centre ran very successfully this year with 60 attendees.
This course consists of contact hours, self-study, and time using telescopes to observe the night sky. It is taught for one weekend and located at the beautiful Valentia Island in Co. Kerry.
Topics include: An
Introdcution to Astronomy by Professor Paul Callanan, Physics Department, UCC and
Archaeo-astronomy by Michael Connolly, Kerry County Archaeologist.
Due to its success in 2021, it will run again next year. .
Further information can be found here:
https://www.ucc.ie/en/ace-ad1050/astro/archeology
Some
slides from the event:
Some feedback comments from the event:
- "Thanks for the excellent lectures Paul, very enjoyable course!"
- "Thanks so much, it’s utterly fascinating!"
- "Thank you very much, Paul, for a truly eye-opening and enjoyable series of lectures."