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We are pleased to announce many Postgraduate Research Opportunities at the CfA in 2012. Please see the types of postgraduate projects currently being offered by our staff in Astronomy Research and Physics Research.

Astronomy Picture of the Day Milky Way Over Crater Lake with Airglow How many different astronomical phenomena have come together to create the above vista? Several. First, in the foreground, is Crater Lake -- a caldera created by volcanism on planet Earth about 7,700 years ago. Next, inside the lake, is water. Although the origin of the water in the crater is melted...

Recent News:

• 25 February 2013: First light for the new "Hubble Palette" narrowband filter set at NUI Galway's Imbusch Observatory
  Image made by a 4th Year undergrad student with new SII-HII-OIII filters on our 400mm Cassegrain telescope.
• 18 October 2012: Pulsáir agus araile
  This year, Centre for Astronomy postgraduate student Diarmaid de Burca spoke at the annual Imbolc event (www.imbolc.ie). The talk, entitled Pulsáir agus araile ("Pulsars, etc"). is now available online at http://vimeo.com/38089275.
• 20 September 2012: CfA member in Irish Times article on Light Pollution in Ireland
  CfA member Dr. Ray Butler was consulted by an Irish Times science journalist about light pollution and the possibility of Dark Sky astronomy parks in Ireland. The article is in today's paper.
• 10 July 2012: Aurora photo featured in "Astronomy and Space" magazine
  A photo of the April 23 aurora, taken in the dark skies of Connemara by CfA member Ray Butler, has been published in the July issue of "Astronomy and Space" magazine.
• 9 July 2012: Taoiseach amongst 4,000 wowed by "3D Tour of the Universe" show by the CfA
  Ireland's Taoiseach (Prime Minister), Enda Kenny, attended one of the dozens of "3D Tour of the Universe" shows presented by Centre for Astronomy members at the Volvo Ocean Race Festival.
• 23 January 2012: Centre for Astronomy Open Nights
  NUI Galway's Centre of Astronomy will continue its programme of open evenings in the new year at its Imbusch Observatory in Dangan.
• 28 November 2011: CfA participated in Galway Science & Technology Festival 2011
  '3-D tour of the Universe' shows ran to full capacity in Bank or Ireland theater on the final day of Galway Science & Technology festival 2011.

The Centre

The Centre for Astronomy is a new initiative to bring together all the astronomy research and teaching in NUI Galway. The Centre was launched in January 2007.

Members of the Centre carry out research in Astronomy, Astronomical Instrumentation and Computational Astrophysics. Our research topics include: Applied Imaging, Clusters and Exoplanets, Gamma-ray Astronomy, High Speed Stokes Polarimetry, Pulsars, Star Formation & Astrochemistry, Ultra-cool Stars and Virtual Observatories.

We offer a Denominated Degree in Physics & Astrophysics. This degree has been running since 2000 and was the first such degree offered in Ireland. In addition Centre members are involved in the teaching of other undergraduate degree programmes in the schools of Physics and Mathematics.

If you are interested in coming here to work or to study please do not hesitate to contact us.

Dr Andy Shearer
Director: Centre for Astronomy, NUI Galway

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