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Caroline’s dolmen image a star turn

AN Ennis woman has been leaving people starstruck with her out-of-this-world photograph. Caroline Gleeson has been selected to feature in an exhibition of the judges’ 20 top-rated images, as part of the inaugural ‘Reach for the Stars’ astrophotography competition. Run by the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS), the competition exhibition is running online initially, on www.dias.ie. An outdoor exhibition at DIAS’ premises on Burlington Road is planned for the coming weeks, followed later in the summer by an exhibition at DIAS Dunsink Observatory. Caroline’s image ‘Poulnabrone Dolmen’ captures the Milky Way above Poulnabrone Dolmen. Commenting on the images selected for the exhibition, Professor Peter Gallagher, Head of Astrophysics at DIAS and a member of the judging panel for ‘Reach for the Stars’, said, “The standard of entries to the competition was excellent, and the judging panel had a very difficult job making our final selection. “The chosen images showcase a variety of striking and impressive astronomy scenes, and capture …

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