Who am I ?
I am an amateur astronomer , an artist and and an educator a combination which is very enjoyable and fulfilling.
I invent, design and enact creative workshops to help children understand our solar system, space exploration and the night sky
Deirdre Kelleghan
skysketcher@gmail.com
My involvement in amateur astronomy
September 2004 - to date Member of The Saturn Observation Campaign - Informal Outreach Education for JPL/NASA
May 2004 - May 2005 PRO Irish Astronomical Society
May 2005 - April 2009 President of The Irish Astronomical Society
2009 - Member of The Irish International Year of Astronomy Steering Committee
2009 - National Coordinator Sidewalk Astronomy for 100 Hours of Astronomy
2009 - to date Outreach / Vice Chair Irish Federation of Astronomical Societies
2009 - 2013 National Coordinator for Astronomers Without Borders - Global Astronomy Month 2010
2010 to date Representative for The European Association for Astronomy Education2011 OPTICKS GAM2011 opened Moon Week for Astronomers Without Borders April 10th
2010 to date - I run the only school based astronomy club for young children in Ireland. St Cronans Stargazers Bray Co Wicklow.
I run the after school Cro Kids astronomy group at St Cronans National School Bray Co Wicklow.
Short CV Art / Astronomy
Deferred at the moment - Msc in Education ( e learning) Training Managment at Dublin City University
Certificate with distinction , in Astrobiology - online from Edinburgh University
Diploma Communication University College Dublin
FETEC Level 5 Business - Bray Institute of Further Education
Diploma in Art in Industry and Commerce Rathmines College of Commerce 1970’s
Upcoming International Art
Action Sun – Lets bring the sun to Earth May 27th – 31st 2013 at Lembang, West Java Indonesia.
Event is The UNESCO colloquium Building the Scientific Mind 2013 click here to read about it.
Art / Science / Education honours
My drawing workshop Deadly Moons was awarded the SPORE Award
The Science Prize for online Educational Resources in August 2011
Awarding body - The American Association for the Advancement of Science
Drawing Honours
Astronomy Picture of the Day APOD - NASA – December 6th 2008 (only 3 drawings have made this honour.) (Venus Occultation) Pastel Drawing Greystones Co Wicklow
My Paintings Exhibitions of my paintings / drawings
Signal Arts Centre Bray Between Lines November 2012
Mill Cove Gallery Castletown Berehaven Co Cork April 2012
Wicklow Arts Festival Arts Trail May 2011
Signal Arts Centre Bray, Myriad Visions November 2011
International Drawing Exhibition Co Wicklow March 2011
Festina Lente Foundation Bray, Co Wicklow September 2010
Bunclody Library, Co Wexford November - February 2010
Blackrock Castle Observatory Cork May 2009
Dunsink Observatory Dublin November 2009
Birr Castle Science Centre Gallery 2009
Craft Picture Gallery Bray, Co Wicklow Ongoing
Book published December 2011 – Sketching the Moon an Astronomical Artists Guide Sir Patrick Moore practical astronomy series. Deirdre Kelleghan, Sally Russel Erika Rix, Thomas McCague and Richard Handy Springer Publications
Community Art / Astronomy Events Exhibitions
Dublin City of Science 2012 – Participating Astronomer / Artist
Action Sun – Lets bring the sun to Earth funded by Dublin City of Science
Action Sun – RDS Science Live Bursary award 2012 for Action Sun
September 2012 – Greystones Educate Together NS– October 24th 2012
Action Sun at the RDS November 2012 Balbriggan Educate Together NS
Action Sun November 15th Dunsink Observatory for Ladyswell National School D15
RDS Dublin October 8th 2012
Action Sun Creative Event at St Cronan’s National School Bray May 4th 2012
Action Sun exhibition from May to October 2012 at St Cronans NS Bray
Kilkenny Castle on National Drawing Day May 19th 2012
St Pauls Girls National School Walkinstown Dublin June 25th 2012
International Arts / Science Events participation
2011 OPTICKS an International collaboration of Artists and Scientists, Musicians and Radio Astronomers across several disciplines.Deirdre Kelleghan designed and ran two painting workshops specifically for the project Deadly Moons and The Suns Massive. Children from St Cronans NS Bray and Girl Guides from Stillorgan took part.
April 10th 2011 Six Irish paintings were encased in Radio Waves by technicians working in four countries. These paintings were then sent in a beam to Bounce off the Moon. Four of the paintings were created by Irish school children and two of Deirdre’s paintings were sent into space via this new technology. Each painting was generated in workshops developed by Deirdre
Each painting was put through a process of sonification whereby every colour, tone and texture in the paintings had a unique musical signature assigned to it. The technology could bring the world of visual art into the perception and understanding of blind people via sound. Broadcast live on USTREAM TV
I invent, design and enact creative workshops to help children understand our solar system, space exploration and the night sky
Deirdre Kelleghan
skysketcher@gmail.com
My involvement in amateur astronomy
September 2004 - to date Member of The Saturn Observation Campaign - Informal Outreach Education for JPL/NASA
May 2004 - May 2005 PRO Irish Astronomical Society
May 2005 - April 2009 President of The Irish Astronomical Society
2009 - Member of The Irish International Year of Astronomy Steering Committee
2009 - National Coordinator Sidewalk Astronomy for 100 Hours of Astronomy
2009 - to date Outreach / Vice Chair Irish Federation of Astronomical Societies
2009 - 2013 National Coordinator for Astronomers Without Borders - Global Astronomy Month 2010
2010 to date Representative for The European Association for Astronomy Education2011 OPTICKS GAM2011 opened Moon Week for Astronomers Without Borders April 10th
2010 to date - I run the only school based astronomy club for young children in Ireland. St Cronans Stargazers Bray Co Wicklow.
I run the after school Cro Kids astronomy group at St Cronans National School Bray Co Wicklow.
Short CV Art / Astronomy
Deferred at the moment - Msc in Education ( e learning) Training Managment at Dublin City University
Certificate with distinction , in Astrobiology - online from Edinburgh University
Diploma Communication University College Dublin
FETEC Level 5 Business - Bray Institute of Further Education
Diploma in Art in Industry and Commerce Rathmines College of Commerce 1970’s
Upcoming International Art
Action Sun – Lets bring the sun to Earth May 27th – 31st 2013 at Lembang, West Java Indonesia.
Event is The UNESCO colloquium Building the Scientific Mind 2013 click here to read about it.
Art / Science / Education honours
My drawing workshop Deadly Moons was awarded the SPORE Award
The Science Prize for online Educational Resources in August 2011
Awarding body - The American Association for the Advancement of Science
Drawing Honours
Astronomy Picture of the Day APOD - NASA – December 6th 2008 (only 3 drawings have made this honour.) (Venus Occultation) Pastel Drawing Greystones Co Wicklow
My Paintings Exhibitions of my paintings / drawings
Signal Arts Centre Bray Between Lines November 2012
Mill Cove Gallery Castletown Berehaven Co Cork April 2012
Wicklow Arts Festival Arts Trail May 2011
Signal Arts Centre Bray, Myriad Visions November 2011
International Drawing Exhibition Co Wicklow March 2011
Festina Lente Foundation Bray, Co Wicklow September 2010
Bunclody Library, Co Wexford November - February 2010
Blackrock Castle Observatory Cork May 2009
Dunsink Observatory Dublin November 2009
Birr Castle Science Centre Gallery 2009
Craft Picture Gallery Bray, Co Wicklow Ongoing
Book published December 2011 – Sketching the Moon an Astronomical Artists Guide Sir Patrick Moore practical astronomy series. Deirdre Kelleghan, Sally Russel Erika Rix, Thomas McCague and Richard Handy Springer Publications
Community Art / Astronomy Events Exhibitions
Dublin City of Science 2012 – Participating Astronomer / Artist
Action Sun – Lets bring the sun to Earth funded by Dublin City of Science
Action Sun – RDS Science Live Bursary award 2012 for Action Sun
September 2012 – Greystones Educate Together NS– October 24th 2012
Action Sun at the RDS November 2012 Balbriggan Educate Together NS
Action Sun November 15th Dunsink Observatory for Ladyswell National School D15
RDS Dublin October 8th 2012
Action Sun Creative Event at St Cronan’s National School Bray May 4th 2012
Action Sun exhibition from May to October 2012 at St Cronans NS Bray
Kilkenny Castle on National Drawing Day May 19th 2012
St Pauls Girls National School Walkinstown Dublin June 25th 2012
International Arts / Science Events participation
2011 OPTICKS an International collaboration of Artists and Scientists, Musicians and Radio Astronomers across several disciplines.Deirdre Kelleghan designed and ran two painting workshops specifically for the project Deadly Moons and The Suns Massive. Children from St Cronans NS Bray and Girl Guides from Stillorgan took part.
April 10th 2011 Six Irish paintings were encased in Radio Waves by technicians working in four countries. These paintings were then sent in a beam to Bounce off the Moon. Four of the paintings were created by Irish school children and two of Deirdre’s paintings were sent into space via this new technology. Each painting was generated in workshops developed by Deirdre
Each painting was put through a process of sonification whereby every colour, tone and texture in the paintings had a unique musical signature assigned to it. The technology could bring the world of visual art into the perception and understanding of blind people via sound. Broadcast live on USTREAM TV
Posters I designed and talks I organised for The Irish Astronomical Society and others
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Link to my previous Blogs Here Lots of good stuff
Public Outreach Talks and Workshops 2008 - 2010 still being populated Public Outreach Talks 2004 - 2007 Deirdre Kelleghan Published Articles 2007 - 2010 still being populated Published Articles 2004 – 2006 I sent my rock to Arizona – Photon e zine Focus on Saturn – Photon e zine Wide Awake in Texas – Orbit Oct/Nov 2006 Wide Awake in Texas – Reflector AL publication article about my trip to TEXAS Ireland’s 21st Whirlpool Star Party – Reflector June 2006( American Astronomical League Publication) Mars Moon Event – Bray People March 2006 Mars Moon Evening – ( Combined article by Jane Houston Jones and my self on our twined public star party) Orbit Dec/Jan 2006 Cosmic Lobster Pot – Orbit June/July 2006 |
Homobot a view of the Human Race – Arcturus e zine Jan/Feb 2006
Cosmic Lobster Pot –( article about The Cosmic Dust Analyser on Cassini ) Realta March/April 2006 Arther Stanley Eddington ( article about Joycelyn Bell Burnell in Trinity – Realta Nov/Dec 2005 Doing the Novice Observers Challenge – Realta June/July 2005 Parc De La Villette Paris – ( article about a visit to La Geode in Paris Realta April/May 2005 File No TAOIS 2000/6/481 –( article about letters between US government and Irish government re Apollo 11 Moon shot in 1969 Orbit June/July 2005 Lunar Memories – Orbit April/May 2005 Galileo’s Daughter Book Review – Orbit Oct/Nov 2005 Remembering Apollo 11 – Arcturus e zine What Lies Beneath – ( Article about Huygens/Titan ) Realta Dec/Jan 2004 All articles avaailable on request skysketcher@gmail.com |
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Cassini – Irelands Own Christmas Special Dec 2005
To catch the Sun (article about the Genesis Space Probe – Arcturus e zine Sept/Oct 2004 I sent my rock to Arizona – (article about twined Earth/Mars rock study) Orbit Nov/Dec 2004 Focus on Saturn – Orbit Oct/Nov 2004 article about the Saturn Observation Campaign. The Incredible Journey of Cassini Huygens – Orbit June/July 2004 Interesting Items on Mars - Orbit April/May 2004 |