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The following is a list of Astronomy Clubs in Ireland


Midlands Astronomy Club (Tullamore)


 Deise Astronomy Society (Waterford)


East Antrim Astronomical Society (EAAS)


Cork Astronomy Club


Irish Astronomical Society (Dublin)


Irish Astronomical Association (Belfast)


Kerry Astrnomy Club (KAC)


Shannonside Astronomy Club (Limerick)


 South Dublin Astronomical Society (SDAS)


NUI Galway Astronomy Society

 

Astro2 (NUI Maynooth)

The Irish Eclipse Chasers



Irish federation of Astronomical Societies

The largest online group of Irish amateur astronomers and an umbrella group for all astronomy clubs listed above

 

 



Astronomy Ireland 



Other interesting links


http://www.nightskyhunter.com/


Galleries of noctilucent clouds, atmospheric phenomena, comets, and the moon with information on equipment used.


http://www.kidsastronomy.com/


 http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/Home.aspx


WorldWide Telescope, a free tool that stitches together images from some of the best ground- and space-based telescopes. Collections include pictures from the Hubble and Spitzer telescopes, as well as the Chandra X-Ray Observatory

http://www.stellarium.org/

Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. It is being used in planetarium projectors. Just set your coordinates and go.

http://www.distantsuns.com/
Distant Suns brings the power of a million dollar planetarium to your desktop. Containing a database of over 16 million stars, you will be able to peer deep into the universe, even beyond that a large telescope

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/

Sky & Telescope, the Essential Magazine of Astronomy. News, observing tips, how-
to advice, and more!


http://www.webtreatz.com


Home of serious Irish Astrophotography on the web

http://www.kingslandobservatory.com

Kingsland Observatory MPC J62 is located in Kingsland, County Roscommon and is the largest private observatory in Ireland. It is mainly involved in survey work for Kuiper Belt objects at high latitudes. There are two telescopes available that can be remotely accessed by astronomers a 36-inch (0.9m) Wynne-Newtonian, the largest of its kind in Ireland and a 6-inch (0.4m) Schmidt Cassegrain.

http://www.metcheck.com
A great site including a free 48hour astronomy forecast.
 
Satellite images - Sat/24

Link UK and Irish satellite imagery updated every 15 minutes


Mag 7 Free Star Maps
These are a set of free, downloadable and high-quality star charts -- the Mag-7 Star Atlas -- capable of being printed at reasonable resolutions on the average home printer.

NASA Eclipse web site