Wednesday, 12 September 2018

The Great Telescope at Birr Castle (Part 2)

 This is the final post about the Great Telescope at Birr Castle in Ireland.  if you missed Part 1, CLICK HERE to read and see more about it.











A final look back at the Great telescope before heading to the Science Centre. One of the major discoveries with the telescope was the spiral nature of the nebulae.  This link to the YouTube video of it is very interesting.


https://youtu.be/kEMlaaXeZr4




One last look at Birr Castle before I finish this series.

Thanks you for visiting and also for any comments.

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4 comments:

  1. Elephant's Child12 September 2018 at 15:24

    What an amazing thing - and place.

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  2. Susan Kane13 September 2018 at 04:03

    Birr Castle is both beauty and science. These photos are perfect in reflecting both.

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  3. Ginny Hartzler13 September 2018 at 07:57

    I would never have known what this was. So impressive!

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  4. Ruth Hiebert13 September 2018 at 09:53

    Certainly fascinating. My son is a bit of an astronamy follower, maybe even a bit of a fanatic about its he would have found that very interesting.

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