1. Dr. Simon Jeffrey is coming to Dublin from Armagh
Observatory next Monday May 9th to give our Public
Lecture "LOOKING INSIDE THE STARS".
By effectively listening to stars 'ringing' astronomers
can tell what is happening INSIDE stars. So what does this tell us about the
searing cauldron at millions of degrees inside every star?
Come along and find out on Monday at 8pm in the Henry
Grattan Building in D.C.U. (lecture hall CG12).
Dr Jeffrey's last talk was brilliantly illustrated with
movies of neutron stars and black holes colliding so we are delighted he has
agreed to give another Lecture - don't miss it.
This Lecture is open to the general public and everyone is
welcome. Admission is 5euro (3euro to members and concessions).
As a service to those outside the Leinster are who cannot
attend, a DVD of this lecture will be made available (and a lower resolution
copy will be put on our website).
2. STAR-B-Q tickets can still be
booked (up until 2pm on the day) for this weekend's (Friday May 6th or
Saturday May 7th) 'barbecue under the stars' with the biggest array of
portable telescopes ever seen in Ireland.
This event is open to the general public and everyone is
welcome.
Tickets include all food, drinks (hot and cold), talks,
demos, telescope use (see www.astronomy.ie
for more details) and cost 30euro per adult, 25euro under 16s.
You can book online at www.astronomy.ie or call our Shop on (01) 847
0777 up to 5:30pm.
The venue is Roundwood, Co. Wicklow where the skies are
extremely dark. People travel from all parts of Ireland (even Britain!) for each
Star-B-Q
Don't miss Ireland's biggest annual telescope gathering -
special targets this year: Jupiter, Saturn, Comet, and the wonders of the
universe. New talks and demos are being added this year too!
Book now and get a FREE copy of the
new DVD about the Hubble Space
Telescope!
3. If you have been reading our magazine you'll know
that The International Space Station is going to fly over
Ireland (and U.K.) every evening from now until May 15th. It looks like a very
bright 'star' and is unmistakable to the naked eye, as long as you go out at the
right moment to see it as it only takes a couple of minutes to pass over.
On board are the only two people in space at present
Sergei Krikalev and John Phillips. Their work and the ISS status are described
in the magazine every month and on the Newsline this week.
The time to watch is different every evening so
call our Newsline service every day after 12noon for the exact
minute to watch that evening. This is a premium rate Newsline but it will cost
less than a euro to get the prediction each day and we keep a much closer eye on
ISS than any of the automated internet sites do, and, proceeds help us to
promote astronomy in Ireland don't forget.
Call 1550-111-442 in
Republic of Ireland and 09001 88 19 50 in
U.K. every day after 12 noon
4. The A.I. Radio Show went out in the Leinster Area
on Tuesday at 8pm on 103.2FM as usual, so by now you know everything that
happened in space and anything due to happen this week. Unfortunately our 'same
night' recording system failed and those of you outside the Leinster area have
noticed our website version is not yet online. We do have a special 'studio'
version that is being converted and should be online by the end of the week.
Go to www.astronomy.ie and click on "Radio Show" in
the left hand menu and you'll see when it's online. Apologies for the delay this
week.
Hope to see you all at the Star-B-Q this weekend (and the
lecture on Monday if you're in Leinster)
Clear Skies,
David Moore, Chairman, Astronomy
Ireland.
Call or visit our Telescope Shop in Artane, Dublin 5 - see
one of the biggest telescope showrooms in Europe!
Tel (01) 847 0777 Monday to Saturday
inclusive.