Free Star-B-Q Tickets Darkness has returned. With the return of astronomical twilight Astronomy Ireland wants everyone in Ireland looking at the beautiful structures throughout our night sky. Astronomy Ireland is holding its second and final Star-B-Q of the year on Saturday August 26 down in Roundwood, the highest village in Ireland just south of Dublin where the skies are very dark. Star-B-Q ("barbecue under the stars") is the largest annual gathering of telescopes in the country and is aimed at the general public i.e. you! There will be talks, demos, naked eye stargazing tours, binocular use classes, food and craic. You will see such galaxies as the Great Andromeda Spiral M31 and the Whirlpool Galaxy M51, Globular Clusters like M13 in Hercules and NGC 869/881 the double cluster in Peruses. All these wonderful deep sky objects can be seen in any of the telescopes on the night. The giant planet Jupiter will be on view early in the night and the International Space Station is due to fly over THREE times that night! SPECIAL OFFER - BOOK BEFORE JULY 31: This is an important fund-raising event for Astronomy Ireland so please support the society by passing these details on to everyone you know. All welcome. Tickets are 35euro for adults and 25euro for under 16s (family and group rates available - please call). Prices will increase by 5euro on August 1st so you only have a few days left to avail of this special offer Admission includes ALL FOOD and REFRESHMENTS More details (including photos) and ONLINE SECURE BOOKING at: www.astronomy.ie/sbq BETTER STILL - GET FREE TICKETS: Purchase any telescope from our Shop and we will give you a free Ticket (worth 40euro) to our Star-B-Q in Roundwood on Saturday August 26th, so happy star hopping with your new telescope! Visit www.astronomy.ie/shop for some popular models or call (01) 847 0777 ASTRONOMY IRELAND - for telescopes and information www.astronomy.ie or call (01) 847 0777