There are still places left at Star-B-Q and the barbecue will go ahead regardless of weather tonight. Even if the weather is not clear we will bring the telescopes out again the following weekend(s) until we get a clear sky. This way we can guarantee you the amazing views of Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, galaxies, star clusters, and more!

And remember one of you will take home that superb NexStar 8 SE telescope worth 1,500euro!

So book your places now, there are lots of talks by our NASA scientist and others, the barbecue, demos, fire jugglers and more and you will get to see everything we promised regardless of weather:

BOOK Star-B-Q HERE and be a part of Ireland's biggest annual star party!

4 million people watched the Eclipse of the Moon with us on August 16th when Sky News London sent a camera crew to our Dublin Eclipse Watch to beam live pictures out from a satellite unit. This is the biggest audience we have ever brought an astronomical event to. A report of all the Eclipse Watches held around Ireland, and some of your photos (a full report will appear in our magazine www.astronomy.ie/sub) is now online at:

3. Lots to see in the sky

Remember, those of you who have bought computerised telescopes from us can easily find the planets Neptune and Uranus which are now well placed for viewing. Jupiter is of course the star attraction and there are loads of events involving its moons passing in front of and behind the planet, as well as its Great Red Spot (exact times of all these events every week are in the Sky Diary pages of our magazine). You can use cameras like our Celestron Neximage camera to get great photos too. Please email a brief report if you see Jupiter, Neptune or Uranus to observe@astronomy.ie and we will include you in our monthly magazine report.