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[Astronomy Ireland] Jupiter Telescope Night, Evening Classes for Beginners, Special Offer on Binoculars
by AI Secretary 31 Jan '13

31 Jan '13

New Year Sale Membership DVD Shop 1. See Jupiter at Free Telescope Night One of the most powerful telescopes in Ireland will be showing the giant planet Jupiter in stunning detail like you've never seen before. Tomorrow, February 1st, Astronomy Ireland will host a special FREE Telescope Night where members of the public can come along and see the huge planet Jupiter, its moons, and its vast clouds and storms. All are welcome to attend, no matter what age or level of experience, as this will be a fantastic opportunity to try some astronomy. The Telescope Night will take place at the Astronomy Ireland Telescope Shop beside Dublin Airport. A map to the location can be found at www.astronomy.ie/map The event takes place on Friday, February 1st at 8pm when Jupiter is high in the sky and easy to see. Be sure to wrap up warm as the weather can be quite cool this time of the evening! Don't miss this spectacular sight over Ireland this Friday. Bring your friends and family so that they, too, can be amazed by Jupiter and the Universe! 2. Astronomy Evening Classes for Beginners Our extremely popular Evening Classes begin on Wednesday, February 13th. The classes are aimed at the beginner and cover everything you ever wanted to know about the Universe. There are eight classes in total and content covered includes an introduction to the night sky, the Sun and the Moon, planets and stars, history of astronomy, deep sky objects, the Big Bang and even a class on telescopes and how to use one. The enrolment fee for the Classes is €180 and includes membership to Astronomy Ireland. The fee for members is €130. For more information and enrolment details call us on (01) 890 11 11 or visit www.astronomy.ie/class 3. Special Binoculars Offer for Friends of Astronomy Ireland The is our best deal on binoculars yet! For a short period of time, we are offering the Celestron Skymaster 20x80 Binoculars for only €139! This special price will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis while stocks last. Please mention this email to avail of the offer. To order, call us on (01) 890 11 11 or click HERE. Hurry while stock last! Astronomy Ireland The world's most popular astronomy club www.astronomy.ie ( subscribe / unsubscribe )

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[Astronomy Ireland] The Moon and Jupiter Tonight and Tomorrow
by AI Secretary 21 Jan '13

21 Jan '13

New Year Sale Membership DVD Shop The Moon and Jupiter Dominate the Night Sky Tonight and tomorrow, January 21st and 22nd, the Moon and the massive planet Jupiter will blaze spectacularly close together all night after they appear high in the east as it gets dark. Jupiter will look like a brilliant 'star' blazing next to the Moon. This conjunction can be easily seen with the naked eye, as both Jupiter and the Moon will be the two brightest objects in the night sky. It should be very spectacular! This stunning sight will grab the attention of people all over the country (and indeed the world!) as the two celestial bodies will be placed very close together! For a diagram and more information on the Moon and Jupiter, please click HERE or see the diagram in the January 2013 issue of Astronomy Ireland magazine. Be sure to let us know what you see by emailing observe(a)astronomy.ie with your observation reports. Astronomy Ireland The world's most popular astronomy club www.astronomy.ie ( subscribe / unsubscribe )

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[Astronomy Ireland] Evening Classes, New Year Sale, Telescope Nights
by AI Secretary 15 Jan '13

15 Jan '13

New Year Sale Membership DVD Shop 1. Evening Classes for Beginners Our extremely popular Evening Classes begin on Wednesday, February 13th. The classes are aimed at the beginner and cover everything you ever wanted to know about the Universe. There are eight classes in total and content covered includes an introduction to the night sky, the Sun and the Moon, planets and stars, history of astronomy, deep sky objects, the Big Bang and even a class on telescopes and how to use one. The enrolment fee for the Classes is €180 and includes membership to Astronomy Ireland. The fee for members is €130. For more information and enrolment details call us on (01) 890 11 11 or visit www.astronomy.ie/class 2. New Year Sale Check out the newest deals from the Astronomy Ireland Shop in the New Year Sale. Get some great prices on telescopes, binoculars, and accessories to help you build up your collection of equipment, whether you're a complete beginner or a seasoned astronomer. For details on the great offers you can avail of in the New Year Sale, click HERE or call the Astronomy Ireland Shop on (01) 890 11 11. 3. Weekly Telescope Nights Astronomy Ireland's weekly free telescope nights take place each Friday night at 8pm at the Astronomy Ireland Shop in Airside Enterprise Centre, Swords, Co Dublin. Members of the public are invited to come along, regardless of age or previous experience, making the telescope nights a fantastic evening out for all the family! For details and a map to the Astronomy Ireland Shop, visit www.astronomy.ie/scopenight/ Note that these telescope nights are weather-dependent so be sure to check this webpage each Friday afternoon for a weather update and to find out whether the telescope night will go ahead that evening. Astronomy Ireland The world's most popular astronomy club www.astronomy.ie ( subscribe / unsubscribe )

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[Astronomy Ireland] New Year Lecture, Stargazing Live and Events
by AI Secretary 11 Jan '13

11 Jan '13

New Year Sale Membership DVD Shop 1. New Year Lecture: Mars: Curiosity, Water, and Life Will Curiosity find life on Mars? Maybe. It cost $2.5 billion, took 8 years to build, and right now NASA's Curiosity is roving across Mars at the behest of 400 scientists. Curiosity is effectively a roving geo-chemist that hopes to find evidence for conditions to support life on Mars, at least in the past. It's a fascinating mission that is intriguing the general public. In Astronomy Ireland’s special New Year Public Lecture, Dr Peter Grindrod from the University of London, will examine the rover's goals, which include the search for water on Mars and thus ultimately the search for life. He will present the most up to date results and breathtaking images from this most advanced mission so far to our near planetary neighbour. David Moore spoke on radio about the New Year Lecture and more. Listen to the interview HERE. The lecture will take place in Trinity College Dublin on January 14th at 8pm. For tickets and DVD orders, please click HERE. 2. Stargazing Live and Events Did you enjoy the show with Brian Cox and Dara O'Briain and friends? Excellent, wasn't it! During Stargazing Live events this week, schoolchildren in the UK who were working on astronomical images discovered a new comet! OUR EVENTS 1. FREE Telescope Night tonight (January 11th) at 8pm, regardless of weather. People of all ages and experience can come to learn how to use a telescope and hopefully get to see the wonders of the Universe for themselves! More information HERE. 2. NEW YEAR Public Lecture with Dr Peter Grindrod - see above. Astronomy Ireland The world's most popular astronomy club www.astronomy.ie ( subscribe / unsubscribe )

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[Astronomy Ireland] Stargazing Live, New Year Sale, New Year Lecture, The Sky at Night
by AI Secretary 08 Jan '13

08 Jan '13

New Year Sale Membership DVD Shop 1. Stargazing Live The third series of the BBC's popular astronomy show begins tonight (Tuesday) at 8pm featuring musician and astronomer Professor Brian Cox, and comedian and physicist Dara O'Briain. In tonight's episode, the presenters will investigate the exploration of Mars and what it means for our understanding of planets and life. Astronomy Ireland will hold a special free Telescope Night at its premises in Airside Enterprise Centre this Friday at 8pm to celebrate the show. This event will go ahead regardless of weather, and people of all ages and experience can come to learn how to use a telescope and hopefully get to see the wonders of the Universe for themselves! For more information on Stargazing Live and the Telescope Night, please click HERE. 2. New Year Sale Check out the newest deals from the Astronomy Ireland Shop in the New Year Sale. Get some great prices on telescopes, binoculars, and accessories to help you build up your collection of equipment, whether you're a complete beginner or a seasoned astronomer. For details on the great offers you can avail of in the New Year Sale, click HERE or call the Astronomy Ireland Shop on (01) 890 11 11. 3. New Year Lecture: Mars: Curiosity, Water, and Life A car-sized robot, known as Curiosity, is currently exploring the Red Planet, where it is investigating the origins of life. Did life ever exist on Mars? Did Mars's weather and geology allow for life to evolve? Will humans be able to travel to Mars in a second step to the stars? In Astronomy Ireland’s special New Year Public Lecture, Dr Peter Grindrod from the University of London, will examine the rover's goals, which include the search for water on Mars and thus ultimately the search for life. He will present the most up to date results and breathtaking images from this most advanced mission so far to our near planetary neighbour. The lecture will take place in Trinity College Dublin on January 14th at 8pm. For tickets and DVD orders, please click HERE. 4. BBC's The Sky at Night "Reaching for the Stars" In this edition, recorded just before his death, Sir Patrick Moore and his team offer advice to those who are discovering astronomy for the very first time. Mon Jan 07 at 12:00am BBC 1 Northern Ireland (effectively Sunday night, note!) Thu Jan 10 at 07:30pm BBC FOUR Fri Jan 11 at 11:50pm BBC HD Sat Jan 12 at 09:40am BBC 2 Northern Ireland Sun Jan 13 at 07:00pm BBC FOUR Note that the BBC1 and BBC2 programmes are shorter versions (20 minutes). Try to watch BBC FOUR or BBC HD transmissions (30 minutes). Astronomy Ireland The world's most popular astronomy club www.astronomy.ie ( subscribe / unsubscribe )

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[Astronomy Ireland] RTE's 'Today with Pat Kenny', New Year Lecture, The Sky at Night, Evening Classes for Beginners
by AI Secretary 04 Jan '13

04 Jan '13

Winter Sale Membership DVD Shop 1. Astronomy Ireland on RTE’s Today with Pat Kenny David Moore, Chairman of Astronomy Ireland, featured on RTE Radio One’s flagship show Today with Pat Kenny on Wednesday, January 2nd. In the first of our regular spots on the show, David looks ahead to 2013 and the two Great Comets expected. Find out why he "scared Neil Armstrong", too! Listen to the feature online HERE, and you can catch up on other interviews at www.astronomy.ie/audio 2. New Year Lecture: Mars: Curiosity, Water, and Life A car-sized robot, known as Curiosity, is currently exploring the Red Planet, where it is investigating the origins of life. Did life ever exist on Mars? Did Mars's weather and geology allow for life to evolve? Will humans be able to travel to Mars in a second step to the stars? In Astronomy Ireland’s special New Year Public Lecture, Dr Peter Grindrod from the University of London, will examine the rover's goals, which include the search for water on Mars and thus ultimately the search for life. He will present the most up to date results and breathtaking images from this most advanced mission so far to our near planetary neighbour. The lecture will take place in Trinity College Dublin on January 14th at 8pm. For tickets and DVD orders, please click HERE. 3. BBC's The Sky at Night "Reaching for the Stars" In this edition, tecorded just before his death, Sir Patrick Moore and his team offer advice to those who are discovering astronomy for the very first time. - Sir Patrick Moore - Paul Abel - Pete Lawrence - Dr Chris Lintott - Dr Chris North All of whom have now given Public Lectures for Astronomy Ireland: To watch their lectures search for their names at www.astronomy.ie/DVD TSAN JANUARY 2013 Mon Jan 07 at 12:00am BBC 1 Northern Ireland (effectively Sunday night, note!) Thu Jan 10 at 07:30pm BBC FOUR Fri Jan 11 at 11:50pm BBC HD Sat Jan 12 at 09:40am BBC 2 Northern Ireland Sun Jan 13 at 07:00pm BBC FOUR Note that the BBC1 and BBC2 programmes are shorter versions (20 minutes). Try to watch BBC FOUR or BBC HD transmissions (30 minutes) For advice on telescopes to view the objects in this programme call Ireland's biggest telescope shop at Astronomy Ireland: www.astronomy.ie/shop or call (01) 890 11 11 six days a week 4. Evening Classes for Beginners Our extremely popular Evening Classes begin on Wednesday, February 13th. The classes are aimed at the beginner and cover everything you ever wanted to know about the Universe. There are eight classes in total and content covered includes an introduction to the night sky, the Sun and the Moon, planets and stars, history of astronomy, deep sky objects, the Big Bang and even a class on telescopes and how to use one. The enrolment fee for the Classes is €180 and includes membership to Astronomy Ireland. The fee for members is €130. For more information and enrolment details call us on (01) 890 11 11 or visit www.astronomy.ie/class Astronomy Ireland The world's most popular astronomy club www.astronomy.ie ( subscribe / unsubscribe )

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