Watcher Telescope

Ireland's only professional robotic telescope, operating in Boyden Observatory, South Africa.

[Watcher Telescope @WatcherUCD]

The Watcher team took some images of the sun from the roof of the UCD Physics Building today

[Watcher Telescope @WatcherUCD]

Just found some constellations on Haddington Road in Dublin. Fantastic! Anyone know the artist?

[Lorraine Hanlon @LorraineHanlon1]

Visit by Nicole, Lauren, Jade & teacher John to @astroucd to see @WatcherUCD take transiting exoplanet data for @BTYSTE entry @ucdscience

[AstroUCD @astroucd]

We are delighted to collaborate with @DCWschool students on their project for the @BTYSTE 2016 using @WatcherUCD data. Best of luck!

[Lorraine Hanlon @LorraineHanlon1]

BOOTES-5 60cm robotic telescope in Mexico is inaugurated today in memory of our departed colleague Javier Gorosabel

[Lorraine Hanlon @LorraineHanlon1]

All going well, we will get a similar view in South Africa in 2016, BOOTES-6 companion for @WatcherUCD

[A. J. Castro-Tirado @AJCastroTirado]

20 días para la inauguración de la estación 5 de la Red BOOTES en el Observatorio de S. Pedro Mártir (México). Nuestro equipo ya está allí.

[AstroUCD @astroucd]

We're very excited to be performing our 1st joint @WatcherUCD - @NASANuSTAR observation to study the black hole in V4641 Sgr

[AstroUCD @astroucd]

New results on the current campaign of ASASSN15ni with @WatcherUCD show that the source is much redder than before http://t.co/ZNEWBwBbro

[AstroUCD @astroucd]

Congratulations to our summer interns for their fantastic work over the summer & their great posters presented today

[AstroUCD @astroucd]

In the spirit of the great achievement by @NewHorizons2015’s #PlutoFlyby, we imaged Pluto last night @WatcherUCD

[Watcher Telescope @WatcherUCD]

@LorraineHanlon1 Yes, over 16,000 images so far! @esa @ucdscience

[Watcher Telescope @WatcherUCD]

Congrats to @Philae2014 for a successful landing! Truly inspirational! #CometLanding

[AstroUCD @astroucd]

Great day for the group today. 2 former posgrads conferring (a PhD & a MSc) and another one submitting his MSc thesis. Good luck @suchless

[Watcher Telescope @WatcherUCD]

Announcing our upcoming Lecture Series on GRBs. 2nd - 4th of September. http://t.co/CsEBqpCO9Q

[Watcher Telescope @WatcherUCD]

Several members of the Watcher team will be giving talks today at INAM:2014 in Trinity College. Come check us out!

[Watcher Telescope @WatcherUCD]

http://t.co/OJZNFwuMIx Watcher watching the Milky Way pass by @astroucd @ucdscience

[Watcher Telescope @WatcherUCD]

Watcher and the intrepid team of specialists have returned home successful! Welcome home @jaaaaam & @toast__!

[Watcher Telescope @WatcherUCD]

Out with the old and in with the new! Our new filters will allow us to see much more of the night sky.

[ESA Operations @esaoperations]

That's no ordinary comet! @ESA_Rosetta shows #67p to be made of two. Now where shall we land? http://t.co/PFpDdrirlL http://t.co/6sVr03vj6g

[Watcher Telescope @WatcherUCD]

http://t.co/Pwe6HJ9pjJ
Keep an eye on Watcher with our new webcam! @ucdscience @astroucd