BBC Documentary on Jocelyn Bell-Burnell Irishwoman Prof. Jocelyn Bell-Burnell, who gave our Christmas 2006, lecture will be the subject of a programme called "Northern Star" on BBC1 Television tonight (June 13). Prof Bell-Burnell discovered the first pulsar in 1967, but the Nobel Prize (1974) for this discovery went to her PhD supervisor, Anthony Hewish instead. Bell-Burnell has been at the forefront of many fields of astronomy since, and has been honoured with countless awards for her achievements, The BBC consulted Astronomy Ireland Chairman David Moore to assist in the making of the programme, which airs on BBC1 from 10:45pm to 11:25pm tonight. Prof Bell-Burnell will also possibly be interviewed on Newstalk 106-108FM tomorrow, on the 'Lunchtime Show with Eamonn Keane', between 12:30pm and 2:00pm. For more information and pictures of Prof Bell-Burnell see our Christmas 2006 lecture page www.astronomy.ie/lecture0612.html I.S.S. and Shuttle The space shuttle mission currently visible in Irish skies continues to generate enormous public interest with thousands of people watching the 10 astronauts in their 350 tonne combined craft every night. Some websites do not give all passes visible e.g. there is one tonight at 10:32pm which is not given online, so the most complete service, along with brief daily mission updates is on our Newsline 1550-111-442 - call every afternoon to get the time to watch that evening. Astronomy Ireland Society · Magazine · Telescopes www.astronomy.ie Tel (01) 847 0777