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.