Photos from the OASES event on 12 November 2010 at Armagh Planetarium

Children from seven schools in the Armagh and Monaghan areas came together at the Armagh Planetarium on Friday 12 November to celebrate their achievements in the OASES project.

Many thanks to the people who made it all happen:

the OASES facilitators: Dara Vallely, Peter J. Shortall, Steve Lally, Eoin Kelly and Deaglan Mac Trenfhir from the Armagh Rhymers and Dr Miruna Popescu from the Armagh Observatory

Sinead McNicholl, Tracy McConnell, Martina Redpath and Neil Cullen from the Armagh Planetarium

and to our distinguished visitors:

Kamalam Vanninathan, Dr David Asher and Prof Mark Bailey from the Armagh Observatory

John Murray from the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure

Joanne McAlinden and Noreen O'Callaghan from PEACE III, Armagh City Council

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Many thanks to Discover Science and Engineering (DSE) - Science for a Successful Ireland - for their kind support for the entrance fees for the planetarium as partnership for activities during Science Week aimed at schools in the border region.

The OASES project is part-funded through the EU's PEACE III Programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body. The Armagh Rhymers Educational and Cultural Organisation is supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. The Armagh Observatory is an astronomical research institute with a rich heritage, supported by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure.