FREE Hubble Space Telescope DVD at this
weekend's Star-B-Q
Ireland's biggest annual gathering of telescopes is set
for Friday night April 29.
Astronomy Ireland invites EVERYONE in Ireland to come and
look through the most powerful portable telescopes in the country at a special
barbecue under the stars we call STAR-B-Q
Hundreds of you have already booked tickets but we can
cater for many more so have a read of the line up below and gather a group of
family and friends for a night out under the stars you will never
forget!
The event kicks off at 9pm in the GAA grounds just outside
Roundwood (the highest village in Ireland) in Co. Wicklow where the night sky is
extremely dark - a stunning sight even to the naked eye.
Thanks to our generous friends in the European Space
Agency:
Everyone who comes to the Star-B-Q will get a
FREE copy of the new DVD "Hubble -
15 Years of Discovery" - it normally sells for over 10euro (we'll
give more details of this DVD in a separate email in a few days)
Dozens of volunteers from Astronomy Ireland will be at the
Star-B-Q to show you the wonders of the universe in the many giant telescopes,
including the 21-inch diameter Millennium Telescope - the
biggest portable telescope in Ireland collecting 6,000 times more light than the
human eye.
Special attractions this year
include:
Jupiter - at its closest to Earth during
April
Saturn - the beautiful ringed
planet
Comet Machholz - still in reach of the
giant telescopes
Star clusters M44 and
M13
Galaxies M51 and
M65
Planetary nebulae M57 and
M27
and many more wonders of the universe!
Features at Star-B-Q:
·
Slide Show by David Moore, Ireland's best known astronomer
·
Talk about telescopes by Emlyn Jones from our magazine
·
Unlimited Giant Telescope viewing - see wonders of the universe
·
Look through Ireland's Biggest Portable Telescope (21-inch!)
·
Giant Binoculars - try our new 25x100mm monsters!
·
Naked Eye Guide (learn the constellations)
·
Binocular Masterclass (learn to use them for astronomy)
·
'Live' webcam demo on big screen by Eamonn O'Fearchain
·
Unlimited Food from the barbecue all night long
·
Soft drinks and hot drinks FREE all night long
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Extremely dark skies yet only short drive from Dublin
·
Proceeds go to AI to help us promote astronomy
·
Sky Notes leaflet by David Grennan our monthly Sky Diary writer
·
FREE Hubble Space Telescope 15th anniversary DVD!
·
Telescope Showcase - try before you buy from us!
·
Advice, chat and 'craic' all night long
·
Suitable for all - bring friends and family
So don't miss Ireland's biggest gathering of telescopes - we
organised it for you, so please book now!
Or call (01) 847 0777
We look forward to welcoming you all to Ireland's biggest annual TELESCOPE
EXTRAVAGANZA!
Please forward this email to everyone you think might be interested - thank
you.