1. PERSEIDS
One of the two best meteor showers of the year, the Perseids, peaks today
so rates should be highest tonight. Remember though that you can see Perseids
for several weeks either side of the maximum night. On Wednesday night I
measured a ZHR (see "Jargon Buster" page 23 August issue of Astronomy&Space
magazine) of 35 (tonight's peak may only be double that).
We have put some more details on our website
www.astronomy.ie (including how to report
your sightings) but see David Grennan's piece starting on page 23 of the August
issue of Astronomy&Space magazine.
2. LECTURE DVD
NASA scientist Dr Peter Gallagher gave a superb lecture "Our Dynamic Sun"
last Monday to one of the biggest crowds in the society's history.
If you missed it (or want a souvenir!) one of our members will be happy to
burn a DVD of the talk at minimal cost which you can order online at:
Highly recommended.
3. RADIO SHOW JUNIOR
SECTION
Last Tuesday the special 'in studio' guest on the Astronomy Ireland Radio
Show was Amy Farrar who has started the Junior Section of Astronomy Ireland (see
website and new magazine pages from the September issue onwards). I thought she
gave a brilliant performance and so did many others, especially for such a young
person. If you missed it, download the show at:
Tune in every Tuesday at 8pm on 103.2 FM (or download it from 9pm
onwards).
MAJOR EVENTS THIS MONTH:
Aug. 12 Perseids Meteor Shower peaks - see our
magazine