(1) "Hubble 2.0" Model to stay
in Dublin until July 22
The full-scale model of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
will remain at Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin for public viewing until
Sunday, July 22. Known unofficially as "Hubble 2.0", the JWST is due to be
launched in 2013, and will peer to the very edge of creation to unlock the
secrets of our cosmic origins.
The 2.5 billion Euro project is an international cooperative
venture, and the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) was selected to
construct crucial filters and beam splitters for the telescope's instruments.
More details available at -
When new incredible pictures of the Universe start rolling in
in 2013 you will be able to say you stood under its full-size model on the only
occasion that it came to Europe! This is something every astronomy fan in
Ireland (and the rest of Europe) should see before they die!
(2) Sky at Night Repeats on Sunday &
Monday
The BBC screened the July issue of the Sky at Night at 12:35am
Tuesday July 3, but it will be repeated on Sunday July 8 at 12:00pm on BBC2, and
also on BBC Four TV at 8:30pm on Monday July 9. The brilliant Dr John Mason
joins Sir Patrick Moore to discuss the summer constellation of
Scorpius.
(3) Lecture & DVD: How Stars and
Planets are Made
Astronomy Ireland's
Summer Public Lecture will be held on Monday July 9th and will be made available
on DVD for everyone in Ireland.
The talk is aimed at the general public and is suitable
for people of all ages, so bring all your family and friends. For those
unable to make it to the talk, a DVD of this lecture can be ordered at low
cost (5euro + P&P) on www.astronomy.ie/lectureDVD.html
Our nearest star, the Sun, is only one of over one
hundred thousand million (100,000,000,000) stars in our Galaxy, the Milky Way.
Our Galaxy, in turn, is only one of approximately one hundred thousand million
galaxies in the known universe, but where did all these stars come from? What
are they made of and how did they form?
These are just some of the questions Irish scientist Dr.
Emma Whelan will answer at her Astronomy Ireland Summer Public Lecture next
Monday evening.
Dr. Emma Whelan of the School of Cosmic Physics in the Dublin Institute
of Advanced Studies (DIAS) is involved in research into how stars, and
consequently planets are formed. Dr. Whelan and Professor Tom Ray of
DIAS have done extensive research on outflows from Brown Dwarfs using the
state-of-the-art VLT Telescope in Chile. Their ground-breaking research on
these "failed stars" has shed light into how stars are born in the first
instance. In this lecture Dr. Whelan will talk about the research
undertaken at DIAS, as well as bringing us up to date with research into this
exciting area of astronomy worldwide.
Lecture
Title: "The
Birth of Stars and Planets"
Lecture
Venue: Physics Building, Trinity
College, Dublin 2
Date: Monday, July
9th
Time:
8:00pm
Admission: 5euro
(3euro to concessions)
Organiser:
Astronomy Ireland
ALL WELCOME
Tickets are
available at the door or visit www.astronomy.ie or call Astronomy Ireland on
(01) 847 07 77.
Astronomy
Ireland
Telescope Advice Monday to
Saturday:
Tel (01) 847
0777