Christmas Gifts Membership DVD Shop 1. Moon and Jupiter in Evening Skies This Week The Moon and Jupiter will prove to be a stunning sight again this month as the celestial pair are placed close together on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and will be at their closest tomorrow (Wednesday). This is a beautiful sight and we urge everyone to go outside and see it. For more information and a diagram of the sky, please click HERE. 2. Venus and Saturn Extremely Close! Venus and Saturn are close in morning skies at the moment, and were at their closest this morning (Tuesday, November 27th, at only half a degree apart). This an amazing sight for early risers! For more information see the Sky Diary in the December issue of Astronomy Ireland. 3. RDS Public Lecture: The James Webb Space Telescope The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the successor to the Hubble and will look beyond where Hubble can see, for a glimpse of the first light sources in the early universe and the formation of the first stars. The talk, aimed at a general audience, will look at the broad goals of the JWST mission and how it follows on from Hubble, and the excitement and challenges of working with a science and engineering team of many different disciplines to bring one part of the telescope from design, through build and test, to delivery. This lecture takes place on Wednesday, November 28th, at 6pm. Tickets are free but must be booked in advance. For booking and information please click HERE. 4. Armagh Planetarium Day Trip Our annual trip to Armagh Planetarium takes place this weekend on Saturday, December 1st. At the planetarium, we will be treated to a special show in the Star Theatre, and then a tour of the AstroPark and the grounds of Armagh Observatory. Tickets for the trip are only €40, and the coach will leave Astronomy Ireland on Saturday morning at 10am. For information and ticket booking, please click HERE. Astronomy Ireland The world's most popular astronomy club www.astronomy.ie ( subscribe / unsubscribe )