1. Chairman on National Radio Astronomy Ireland Chairman David Moore will be a guest on the panel of the current affairs programme "Late Night Live" with Declan Carthy on the national radio station Newstalk 106FM. The show runs from 10pm until midnight tonight Tuesday January 29 Listen live at www.newstalk.ie/newstalk/programmes/8/late-night-live.html 2. Athlone, Cork and Dublin The Astronomy Ireland evening classes for beginners start tomorrow evening (Wednesday 30th January) in Trinity College Dublin, Jurys Hotel Cork and Athlone Institute of Technology. There are now only two days left to book your place at www.astronomy.ie/eveningclass.html This eight week course is designed with the beginner in mind. You do not need to own a telescope and no knowledge of astronomy or maths is required. This is an opportunity to meet with fellow enthusiasts and learn a little about the Sun, Planets, Telescopes, History of Astronomy, Cosmology and much much more. 3. Public Lecture - LISA: Gravitational Wave Mission On Monday 11 February Astronomy Ireland presents its latest public lecture in the Physics Building, Trinity College Dublin at 8pm. Dr. Harry Ward, of the Institute for Gravitational Research, University of Glasgow will tell us about LISA - the first spaceborne gravitational wave observatory which promises to revolutionise our understanding of some of the most exotic objects in the Universe. The three LISA spacecraft will have unprecedented precision of measurement over five million kilometre baselines and require significant advances in a number of technology areas. In this talk the LISA mission will be presented, focusing on the anticipated science return, the measurement techniques, the current status of the mission design and progress, and on the LISA Pathfinder technology-demonstrator mission that will fly in 2010. For those who cannot make it to the venue on the night a DVD will be produced for 5euro Details: Event: Astronomy Ireland February Lecture "LISA - Gravitational Wave Mission" Date: 8pm February 11 (Monday) Venue: Physics Building, Trinity College Dublin. Admission: 5 Euro Tickets are available at the door, or on www.astronomy.ie or call Astronomy Ireland on (01) 847 0777 4. Help Produce Our Magazine "Astronomy & Space" magazine every month documents everything that happens in Irish skies, your sightings and photos, tells thousands of people what to see in Irish skies, and reports on all the latest discoveries from around the universe. We have a large team of people who help to produce our magazine and we are looking for more people who want to get involved in the magazine of the largest astronomy club in the world relative to population. We particularly need a new production editor to oversee the magazine each month as Kevin Sheahan who has been doing the job for several years is stepping down. We thank Kevin for all his hard work over the years. If you want to get involved just reply to this email or call for details. If there is anything else you would like to do for the magazine please get in touch also. 5. Video Camera required. As part of our nationwide service goals and objectives we aim to provide recordings of our monthly lectures at nominal cost to members and non-members alike. The camera currently in use, which was donated by DCU about 10 years ago has developed a number of irreparable faults lately so if you know of anyone or any organisation that would be willing to donate a suitable camera then please get in touch with us at 01 8470777. We would be most grateful. Astronomy Ireland www.astronomy.ie Ireland's Only Astronomy Magazine One of Europe's Biggest Telescope Shops Tel (01) 847 0777 Mon-Sat