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This Saturday, February 18th we are inviting you to our Astronomy Ireland Shop to sign Sir Patrick Moore’s birthday card.
1. 'Astronomy for Beginners' Evening Classes
Our extremely popular Evening Classes begin this Wednesday, February 15th in Dundalk. The classes are aimed at the beginner and cover everything you ever wanted to know about the Universe. There are eight classes in total and content covered includes an introduction to the night sky, the Sun and the Moon, planets and stars, history of astronomy, deep sky objects, the Big Bang and even a class on telescopes and how to use one.
Remember, it's not too late to enrol for the Evening Classes, if you are unable to attend any of the classes you can allow a friend to attend in your place.
DUBLIN EVENING CLASS SPECIAL OFFER – 10% OFF
Our Dublin Evening Classes began last week, but don’t worry it is still not too late to register for this location. If you sign up for this week you can avail of our evening class special offer, receive a 10% late registration discount on the original class fee.
You can still enrol now and you can do the whole course again in October for FREE!
For more information call us on (01) 890 11 11 or visit www.astronomy.ie/class.
2. ISS Visible
The International Space Station (ISS) will be visible in Irish evening skies from tomorrow, February 15th until February 28th. The Space Station appears as an extremely bright star moving across the sky and is an event not to be missed each evening it is visible. For times to watch the Space Station, predictions are available on various websites on the internet, however to receive a text message to your phone with the predicted time it will pass over simply text SPACE to 57003. Each text costs 1euro and proceeds help us promote astronomy in Ireland.
For more information click HERE. Remember each time you see any of these exciting space events in the sky to email your report to observe@astronomy.ie, we will do our best to include it in a forthcoming issue of 'Astronomy & Space' magazine.
3. Engineers Week
This weekend why not take a trip out to Astronomy Ireland’s Headquarters to learn about the fascinating science behind some of the most advanced telescopes in Ireland!
Recent advances in the way mirrors, lenses and telescopes are produced have driven down the cost of high performance optics to the point where telescopes that were previously only affordable by professional astronomers and colleges are now within reach of novices.
On Saturday 3rd of March, staff at the Astronomy Ireland Shop will be giving Telescope demonstrations throughout the day and using some of the high-tech computerised telescopes to catch a glimpse of the gas giant Jupiter in broad daylight. Staff will also be on hand throughout the day to answer any questions you may have about how you can see such fantastic images of other worlds form your back garden!
Throughout the day there will also be talks given by one of Ireland’s Leading Astrophotographer Carl O’Beirnes about how he uses the latest technology to capture incredible images of Planets, Galaxies and Nebulas. These talks are great for anyone who ever thought to try their hand at photographing the sky or those interested in photography and image processing in general.
This is a free event and suitable for the whole family. It will run all day from 12pm to 5.45pm and demonstrations and talks will take place on the hour.
Venue: Astronomy Ireland HQ, Airside Enterprise Centre, Swords, Co. Dublin (www.astronomy.ie/map)
Cost: Free
Time: 12.00pm - 5.45pm
4. The Sky at Night
In the latest episode Sir Patrick Moore will discuss the hidden delights of the infrared, while Dr Chris North, Astronomy Ireland’s May 2011 Speaker, talks about NASA's infrared WISE telescope.
This episode will be broadcast on:
February 16th, 00:40am - BBC One (Northern Ireland Only)
February 16th, 19:30pm - BBC Four
February 17th, 01:05am - BBC Four, BBC HD
February 18th, 12:00pm - BBC Two (except Northern Ireland)
February 19th, 01:10am - BBC Four
If you would like to order a copy of Astronomy Ireland’s May 2011 Lecture, "Herschel: The Biggest Ever Space Telescope" by Dr Chris North’s you can do so online by clicking HERE.
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