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
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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
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The constellation
Lyra is rising in the east, and can be spotted by the bright
star Vega.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.