Interested in studying the sky at night? NUI, Galway is offering open nights at the Imbusch Observatory in Dangan, on Wednesday 15 October, Wednesday 19 November and Wednesday 17 December at 7pm.

An informative hour-long lecture will be followed by a hands-on viewing of the sky by night, weather permitting.

The observatory is used by students studying Physics and Astronomy at NUI, Galway and was opened in 2004. It is equipped with a modern computer controlled 16" telescope and camera, and a radio telescope with a hydrogen line spectrometer, able to map out and measure the velocity of the sun, the Milky Way, and a number of bright sources.

There is also a 10" portable telescope - also computer controlled – for visual observations of planets, star clusters, nebula and other bright objects.

Numbers are limited and admission is strictly by ticket only on a first come first served basis.

All bookings are by email and those interested should send requests to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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