Christmas Gifts Membership DVD Shop 'The Latest From the Mars Curiosity Rover' KEYNOTE SPEAKER This year we have an amazing keynote speaker for our annual exhibition. He is the author of the highly acclaimed book all about Mars, Kevin Nolan of The Planetary Society (the world's biggest space exploration group). Kevin has gathered an amazing high performance computer system to show animations from NASA's Mars "Curiosity" Lander like you have never seen them before! Our keynote speaker will give his talk The Latest From the Mars Curiosity Rover at Astro-Expo this Saturday at 2:30pm in Trinity College Dublin WHY YOU SHOULD GO TO ASTRO-EXPO Astro-Expo is Astronomy Ireland's Annual Exhibition and has been running for over 20 years. It is an exhibition of Telescopes and photos and equipment that members bring along each year to show new members and the public how exciting this hobby is. A superb series of three speakers are also lined up every year for Astro-Expo to make this one event you will spend the whole day at. Throughout the day Astro-Expo will feature a host of telescope and equipment demonstrations and displays. LECTURE BACKGROUND The Mars Science Laboratory "Curiosity" is the most sophisticated rover ever sent to another planet. Over the next two years, Curiosity will drive across the mountainous terrain of Gale Crater in search of clues for the origin of life on Mars. The results of the mission will hugely improve our understanding of the connection between planets and the origin of life. At stake is Humanity's place in the Cosmos - should we detect evidence of past or present life on Mars it will suggest a Cosmos teeming with life. After landing on Mars on August 6th it has already made important discoveries and news headlines. In this talk we will bring you the latest results with all the background explanations that a world-leading Mars expert like Kevin Nolan can bring. LOCATION: The event takes place in the SNIAM Building (beside the Fitzgerald Building) from 12pm to 6pm on Saturday, November 24th. The exhibitions and demonstrations are free, and the lectures are €7 each (€5 for members). For booking details, please click HERE. If you would like to exhibit something at the event there is plenty of room, please contact us at (01) 890 11 11 or by emailing conor@astronomy.ie. Astronomy Ireland The world's most popular astronomy club www.astronomy.ie ( subscribe / unsubscribe )