Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Armagh-Dunsink-Harvard telescope (ADH) was the first major international project undertaken by Dunsink Observatory following the observatory’s re-opening as part of DIAS’ School of Cosmic Physics (founded in 1947).
The ADH was the brainchild of Eric Lindsay, Director of Armagh Observatory, and resulted from the first cooperative agreement between Northern Ireland and Ireland during a period of little communications between the two jurisdictions.
Prof. Michael Burton (Armagh Observatory & Planetarium), Prof. Peter Gallagher (DIAS Dunsink Observatory), and renowned historian Prof. Mary Daly, came together for this Dublin Festival of History event at DIAS Dunsink Observatory.
We heard about the historic significance of the first cross-border agreement, the story of the telescope and its significance politically as well as for research and learning about space.
The Armagh-Dunsink-Harvard telescope (ADH) was the first major international project undertaken by Dunsink Observatory following the observatory’s re-opening as part of DIAS’ School of Cosmic Physics (founded in 1947).
The ADH was the brainchild of Eric Lindsay, Director of Armagh Observatory, and resulted from the first cooperative agreement between Northern Ireland and Ireland during a period of little communications between the two jurisdictions.
Prof. Michael Burton (Armagh Observatory & Planetarium), Prof. Peter Gallagher (DIAS Dunsink Observatory), and renowned historian Prof. Mary Daly, came together for this Dublin Festival of History event at DIAS Dunsink Observatory.
We heard about the historic significance of the first cross-border agreement, the story of the telescope and its significance politically as well as for research and learning about space.
