The 2015 Solar Eclipse - SSP

Unlike the most of the country, the clouds parted just in time for the solar eclipse this month and I managed to produce a pretty decent time-lapse of it before we got completely clouded out.

Below is the final video, as well as a blog article I wrote for the Skellig Star Party website.

The 2015 Solar Eclipse

Irish Supernova Discovery

Just announced by the International Astronomical Union, on Monday 22nd of August a new supernova was discovered by Irishman David Grennan in the galaxy IC2166. The star in question was a hundred times the mass of our own sun, exploding 123 light years away

Image Credit: David Grennan

The supernova has since been named 2012EJ.

I can't imagine how awesome it feels to discover a supernova, not to mention a second. Congratulations to David! Now, where's my supernova discovery?