1. PUBLIC
LECTURE
Astronomy Ireland's April Public Lecture will take place
in Dublin City University at 8pm on Monday April 10
Dr. Brian Espey (from Trinity College Dublin) will
give the lecture:
"Star Death: Cosmic Pollution and Cosmic
Recycling"
Dr Espey writes: Where did the Sun come
from? What will happen when it dies? Where does most of the material in the
interstellar medium come from? If you thought that supernovae were the answer to
all of the above, then you're missing out on the detail. It is, in fact, the
more humble stars with masses similar to that of our Sun that account for the
bulk of the material in the interstellar medium and for the majority of the
elements so essential to life (the carbon, nitrogen, oxygen etc.). I shall show
that the different lifestyles pursued by stars are determined by their initial
masses and illustrate, with examples, their different endpoints.
I shall show
that some forms of pollution are beneficial and lead to recycled material such
as you and me!
As a service to those outside the Leinster
area, a DVD of this talk will be made.
2. Eclipse Trip
Our trip to Turkey to see the Total Eclipse of the Sun on
March 29 was a huge success with clear skies giving amazing views of this
incredible spectacle.
Images of the eclipse, and the trip, are being regularly
added to our website.
There are dozens of images already online documenting the
trip
This is the BIGGEST EVENT that Astronomy Ireland has ever
organised, and the eclipse did not disappoint.
3. STAR-B-Q
Our next MAJOR EVENT is our annual barbecue under the
stars with Ireland's most powerful telescopes in the dark skies of County
Wicklow.
Book your tickets now for Ireland's biggest annual
telescope-get-together "Star-B-Q" at
Astronomy Ireland
Call our Shop on (01) 847 0777 Monday
to Saturday