Join Magazine Events DVDs Shop Star-B-Q "Mad About Meteorites" 1. MARS Rock in Dublin! Only 34 Mars meteorites are known on Earth and one of them will be the star attraction at our August Public Lecture this Monday August 10. Not only that, but Moon rock brought back to Earth by Apollo astronauts and presented to Ireland will be at the event for guests to see and feel. Astronomy Ireland Chairman David Moore played a visit to the Mars Meteorite and Moon rock, and his picture, featured in Friday's Edition of the Dublin City newspaper The Metro, can he seen HERE. Dr. Matthew Parkes, of the National Museum of Ireland, will give a special public lecture about meteorites, explaining how these space rocks give us the opportunity to investigate the origins of the Solar System, as well as the consequences to Earth should a very large object strike our home planet. The lecture will take place in Trinity College Dublin (Fitzgerald Building) and is available on DVD for everyone in Ireland. Book seats HERE. Order DVD HERE. 2. Last Chance for Star-B-Q Offer Remember, our Star-B-Q offer (10euro discount on all adult tickets booked) ends at midnight tonight, Friday, August 7. If you haven't booked your ticket yet to the country's biggest and best telescope night, make sure you do so before midnight! The Star-B-Q is for the general public: we supply the telescopes, all you have to do is look through them! So please tell all your friends as this is our biggest annual fundraiser. You can book tickets online at www.astronomy.ie/sbq. 3. Full Spectrum Competition The University of Ulster along with the Armagh Planetarium are running a competition to celebrate the achievements of Jocelyn Bell Burnell, one of the most distinguished female scientists of our time. The competition is open to all people aged 14 - 10 in the island of Ireland, and encourages entrants to design a mural that celebrates the contribution that Jocelyn Bell Burnell has made to astronomy. The winning entry will be reproduced and permanently displayed at the Armagh Planetarium. For more details on this competition click HERE. 4. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse The penumbral lunar eclipse predicted for the early hours of last Thursday morning, August 6, was difficult to detect with the naked eye, however Tony McDermott from Kildare successfully photographed the eclipse, and you can see his image HERE. 5. What to See With darker and longer nights coming in it's possible to see lots more in the sky. a.. The Moon was recently eclipsed and is a spectacular sight in the sky. Binoculars will show great detail of craters and valleys on its surface. b.. Nearby, the planet Jupiter blazes brightly, and binoculars or a small telescope will show its larger moons. Observe Jupiter over a number of hours and notice how the positions of the moons change. c.. The constellation Lyra is high up in the sky all night, and contains the famous Ring Nebula. This can be spotted using a medium-sized telescope. d.. The Perseid meteor shower will start over the weekend and pick up til it reaches its peak on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. For diagrams and lots more details all month long, see Sky Diary pages of our magazine (only 5euro inc. p&p). IMPORTANT: Email what you see to observe@astronomy.ie for our monthly magazine report. 6. Events August 7 - 7:00pm - Cosmos vs Canvas: Tensions Between Art and Science in Astronomy Images - by Jayanne English. Taking place in the Science Gallery. August 10 - Mad about Meteorites - Trinity College Dublin August 22 - Star-B-Q - Roundwood, Co. Wicklow August 1-30 - Galactic Treasures - Star Wars exhibition in Armagh Planetarium September 16 - What Is Light? - by Leo Enright. Taking place in the Royal Irish Academy Astronomy Ireland The world's most popular Astronomy Club www.astronomy.ie Call Our Telescope Shop Tel (01) 847 0777 Mon-Sat ( subscribe / unsubscribe here )