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IAA Solar Day
held at the
Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust
in Castle Espie, Comber
on
Sunday 29th July 2001

Castle Espie visitors, members of the Irish Astronomical Association (IAA) and Armagh Planetarium Friends Society members were all treated to splendid views of the Sun through filtered telescopes, as well as an exciting and educational mini-planetarium show about our all-important star, the Sun.

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IAA amateur astronomers explaining a reflected
image of the Sun to visitors
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Colourful information about the Sun outside, with the mini-dome (just visible) inside


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An interesting and varied array of telescopes, all staring at the Sun
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Mini-planetarium show highlight:  the north-eastern sky as seen from Earth...
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...and the north-eastern sky as seen from a planet orbiting Alpha Centauri. Note the new star in Cassiopea, the Sun.
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