20 Months Membership Offer 2010 Events DVDs Shop 1. Last Chance To See ISS There are only two visible passes remaining in this round of International Space Station (ISS) appearances in Irish skies. The ISS will be visible tonight and tomorrow night, May 12th and 13th, respectively and will appear as an extremely bright star-like object in evening skies - the brightest object in the sky apart from the Moon. This man-made object is a spectacular sight and we urge all of you to go outside and watch as it passes over. Tonight, the Space Station will be a mere 1067km away from Ireland as it passes over! For more information about the Space Station click HERE. To receive daily text predictions to your mobile of the times ISS will pass over, text SPACE to 57003 (reply STOP to unsubscribe). Each text costs 1euro, and only one message will be sent per day. Proceeds help to promote interest in astronomy across Ireland. Remember each time you see this exciting space event email your report to observe@astronomy.ie, we will do our best to include it in a forthcoming issue of 'Astronomy & Space' magazine. 2. Astronomy Tips This Week a.. The constellation Lyra is rising in the east, and can be spotted by the bright star Vega. b.. Observers will see a diamond-shaped quartet of stars next to it, and in between the two stars furthest from Vega is the famous Ring Nebula. A telescope will reveal this and its dark central 'hole', in which a hot white dwarf resides. c.. This Sunday night, May 16, the Moon and Venus will be located next to each other in the western sky just after sunset. This is going to look amazing to the naked eye, and through a telescope or binoculars. d.. For more information on what to see in the night sky this week check out the Sky Diary section in the May issue of 'Astronomy & Space' magazine. Don't forget to email what you see to observe@astronomy.ie and we will try to publish your pictures and observations in forthcoming issues of the magazine. 3. Armagh Observatory - Public Lecture There will be a public lecture tomorrow evening (May 13th) hosted by the Armagh Observatory entitled "Did We Really Land on the Moon?". The event takes place at 8pm in the Rotunda Lecture Theatre, St. Patrick's Trian, Armagh. There is no charge for the event and it is open to all members of the public, however numbers may be limited. To obtain tickets please contact Mrs Aileen McKee (Armagh Observatory) on 028-3752-2928 or email ambn@arm.ac.uk. For more information click HERE. Astronomy Ireland The world's most popular Astronomy Club www.astronomy.ie ( subscribe / unsubscribe ) Our Online Telescope Shop