Classes <http://astronomy.ie/class/> Membership <http://www.astronomy.ie/sub/index.html> DVD <http://www.astronomy.ie/lectureDVD.php> 1. Public Lecture: The Past, Present, and Future of Moon Exploration The Moon has been the subject of great fascination for thousands of years, but it wasn't until the 1950s and 1960s, when we sent orbiting and landing spacecraft to explore its surface, that we made giant leaps forward to understand its origin and evolution. In 2013 our knowledge is still growing with state of the art cameras capturing photographs of geological features down to only a few metres in size, and geophysics missions measuring the state of the lunar crust in never before seen detail. This renewed interest in the Moon is on-going with two more lunar missions being launched in the next year by the USA and China, and the race is on between nations and commercial enterprises to continue the exploration of our nearest neighbour. This lecture will be delivered by Dr Katherine Joy who we are flying in especially to talk to you from the University of Manchester. It takes place on Monday, September 16th at 8pm in Trinity College Dublin. For tickets and DVDs, please click HERE <http://www.astronomy.ie/lecture201309.php> . 2. Beginner and Advanced Astronomy Evening Classes Astronomy Ireland’s Evening Classes are beginning again in October. Thousands of you have taken our ever popular ‘Astronomy for Beginners’ class already, and due to popular demand we are running our ‘Advanced Astronomy: Exploring the Universe’ class again, too. In the ‘Astronomy for Beginners’ classes you will learn about finding your way around the night sky, how telescopes work, the Sun and planets in the Solar System, and more. ‘Exploring the Universe’ is idea for people who want to go a bit deeper into the science of astronomy, and topics include, radio astronomy, space exploration, astrophotography, and cosmology! ‘Advanced Astronomy’ begins on October 9th: enrol HERE <http://www.astronomy.ie/class/advancedautumn2013.php> ‘Astronomy for Beginners’ begins on October 10th: enrol HERE <http://astronomy.ie/class/> 3. Email List Maintenance A couple of weeks ago you may have noticed that this email newsletter went offline temporarily. The system administrators who look after the computers on which this newsletter operates noticed that the list was running a little slower than normal, and so took it offline while it was being fixed up. This is normal practice, and at all times your email address was – and remains – secure. We wish to thank the system administrators for ensuring that your astronomy news continues to get delivered to you! If you have any queries about your subscription to this Friends of Astronomy Ireland email newsletter, please email sec@astronomy.ie Astronomy Ireland The world's most popular astronomy club www.astronomy.ie ( subscribe / unsubscribe <http://lists.redbrick.dcu.ie/mailman/listinfo/astronomy> ) _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3392 / Virus Database: 3222/6655 - Release Date: 09/11/13