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From: TerryMoselaol.com Date: 20 May 2006 12:47:58 BDT Subject: Congrats to Martin McKenna; Dob Bargain, PhD position, Free Journals Hi all, 1. Belated congratulations to Martin McKenna of Maghera, who has just been honoured by the naming of an asteroid, 1995LJ, as "42531 McKenna". Martin is a renowned, enthusiastic and tireless observer, and was named "Astronomer of the Year" for 1995 by IFAS, the Irish Federation of Astronomical Societies. His main interest is comet-hunting, and he has spent many many hours, at all times of the night, in his quest. Well done Martin, and good luck in your searching! 2. Thanks to Prof Alan Fitzsimmons of QUB, who told me of the following bargain. Well known photo and astronomy retailer Warehouse Express is offering a 6" (150mm) Bushnell Dobsonian for £99;. It's an F8, with a 6x30 finder, and 25mm eyepiece. Delivery in mainland UK is £3.99; delivery to NI costs £19.95s. Delivery to ROI: contact them via the website for details: www.warehouseexpress.com. Bushnell is a fairly reputable make, but I dodn't know the quality of this particular 'scope. Still, at that price, it would be good value for anyone starting off as an observer. Use the menu on the left to go to "astronomy", or to Special Offers -> Astronomy Promotional Offers->Telescopes. 3. Funded Gamma-ray Astronomy Studentship at NUI Galway. A Science Foundation Ireland funded Ph.D. studentship will be available in the Gamma-ray Astronomy Research Group at NUI-Galway, commencing in September 2006. The project will involve the use of the VERITAS ground-based gamma-ray telescope array to search for Galactic sources of Very High Energy (VHE) gamma radiation. VERITAS is an international collaboration of scientists from the US, Canada, the UK, and Irish members from NUIG, UCD, GMIT and CIT. We plan to investigate the nature of "dark accelerators", objects which emit VHE radiation but are not visible at other wavelengths. Some travel to the observatory site in Arizona is an important component of this project. The initial stipend will be EUR16k per annum, rising to EUR17k, and funds will be available for fees and travel. The position is funded for three years. Applicants should hold, or expect to graduate with a first or upper second class honours degree in Physics or Astronomy. Applicants should submit a CV with the names of two referees to Dr Mark Lang (mark.langnuigalway.ie) or Dr Gary Gillanders (gary.gillandersnuigalway.ie). More details can be found at www.nuigalway.ie/physics and at veritas.sao.arizona.edu. The application process will remain open until the studentship is filled. A similar position is available with our collaborators in UCD, (ferdia.ucd.ie). 4. Free to good home. Copies of "The Observatory", 1967 Dec to 1974 Oct. Quarterly Journal RAS, Vol 8.1 to 15.3. (March 1967 to Sept 1974.) Available until 24 May only. Free delivery may be possible. Contact me. Clear Skies, Terry Moseley
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