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.
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.
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