Prof Mark Bailey is the Director of Armagh Observatory, one of, if not the top professional observatories on this island. Astronomy Ireland is privileged to have Prof Bailey give its February Public Lecture: "GIANT COMETS - Sources and Terrestrial Effects" at 8:00pm Monday February 10th in the main lecture hall (CG86) of the Henry Grattan Building Dublin City University (see our web-site for map) All welcome. Admission �5 (�3 to members and concessions) This is an especially appropriate talk with the recent Comet Kudo-Fujikawa that was a fine sight in binoculars recently, and Comet NEAT which is faintly visible to the naked eye at present (mag. 4 and with a 4 degree tail) and an amazing sight in a telescope this weekend! Also at this lecture, our space correspondent, Colm J. Cannon will give a brief presentation on the Columbia disaster, and a 1 minute silence will be observed. Finally, there will be a giant birthday card for Sir Patrick Moore for you to sign on the occasion of his upcoming 80th birthday (March 4th). Don't forget I.S.S. is still flying over every evening. Call our premium rate Newslines after 12 noon each day to get the time to see it that evening: Republic of Ireland: 1550-111-442 (calls cost 74c/min) N.Ireland and G. Britain: 09001-88-1950 in (calls cost 60p/min) ===== David Moore BSc FRAS, Chairman, Astronomy Ireland, P.O.Box 2888, Dublin 5. Editor, "Astronomy & Space" magazine. ASTRONOMY SHOP: open Mon.-Fri. 9:30am-5:30pm and Sat. noon-6pm. Tel (01) 847 0777. Fax (01) 847 0771. http://www.astronomy.ie (Subscribe FREE to AI's Events emailing list) info@astronomy.ie __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com