Classes <http://astronomy.ie/class/> Membership <http://www.astronomy.ie/sub/index.html> DVD <http://www.astronomy.ie/lectureDVD.php> 1. Moon and Jupiter Together in Night Sky A great Bank Holiday weekend of spectacles starts tonight with a beautiful conjunction in the night sky over Ireland! Tonight and tomorrow the giant planet Jupiter will be placed next to the Moon in the night sky. As both the Moon and Jupiter are very bright, this can be observed using only the naked eye without any special equipment. Jupiter will look like a very bright ‘star’ next to the Moon, and the best view will be tonight when they are at their closest. The best time to view is around midnight when the two celestial objects are well over the horizon. Skywatchers are asked to email their reports and photos to observe@astronomy.ie so that they can be included in an upcoming issue of Astronomy Ireland magazine. 2. Space Chase Next Week Following the Moon and Jupiter pairing up in the night sky, people will be able to see a space chase take place on Monday and Tuesday after the European Space Agency ATV undocks from the International Space Station to make its way back towards Earth. Observers will be able to spot the two spacecraft orbiting Earth without the need for any special equipment to see them. The times the space chase will be visible will be published each afternoon on www.astronomy.ie/iss as will the times of each daily pass of the ISS itself, which is visible in the sky until October 29th Read all the ISS sighting reports each month and internationally-renowned Irish space author Brian Harvey <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Harvey_(author)> 's monthly ISS column in our magazine, which you can order HERE <http://astronomy.ie/join> . 3. Win Tickets to a Special Gravity Preview Screening To celebrate the release of the epic space thriller Gravity, we’ve teamed up with Warner Bros. Pictures to offer you the opportunity to see this film ahead of anyone else. A special preview screening will take place at The Light House Cinema, Smithfield, Dublin 7 on Tuesday 5th November at 6.30pm and we have a limited number of exclusive tickets to give away! For more information and an exciting trailer for Gravity, and to enter this competition for a great prize, please visit www.astronomy.ie/gravity 4. Volunteers Needed Once a month we need help with a mailshot to members and packing magazines to be delivered to the newsstands. If you’re in the Dublin area (especially Dublin 15) and can spare a few hours a month to assist us, please let us know! Send an email to sec@astronomy.ie with a contact phone number and we’ll be in touch. 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: 2013.0.3426 / Virus Database: 3222/6780 - Release Date: 10/25/13