Classes <http://astronomy.ie/class/> Membership <http://www.astronomy.ie/sub/index.html> DVD <http://www.astronomy.ie/lectureDVD.php> 1. Public Lecture & DVD: ‘The Past, Present, and Future of Lunar Science’ by Katherine Joy The Moon has been the subject of great fascination for thousands of years, but it wasn't until the 1950s and 1960s, when we sent orbiting and landing spacecraft to explore its surface, that we made giant leaps forward to understand its origin and evolution. In 2013 our knowledge is still growing with state of the art cameras capturing photographs of geological features down to only a few metres in size, and geophysics missions measuring the state of the lunar crust in never before seen detail. This renewed interest in the Moon is on-going with two more lunar missions being launched in the next year by the USA and China, and the race is on between nations and commercial enterprises to continue the exploration of our nearest neighbour. This lecture will be delivered by Dr Katherine Joy who we are flying in especially to talk to you from the University of Manchester. It will prove to be an excellent talk by one of the world’s experts who has even held some of the Moon rocks brought back to Earth by astronauts! It takes place on Monday, September 16th at 8pm in Trinity College Dublin. Book tickets HERE <http://astronomy.ie/lecture201309.php> Order DVD HERE <http://astronomy.ie/lectureDVD.php> 2. Full Star-B-Q Report with Photos This year’s Star-B-Q at the weekend was another great success, with around 300 people attending in Roundwood, Co Wicklow. The barbecued food went down very well and everyone enjoyed the three talks. As it got dark we went out to see some of the wonders of the Universe, including the new nova in Delphinus! For a report and photos of the event, please click HERE. DVDs of the Star-B-Q talks can be ordered online at www.astronomy.ie/dvd Astronomy Ireland The world's most popular astronomy club www.astronomy.ie ( subscribe / unsubscribe <http://lists.redbrick.dcu.ie/mailman/listinfo/astronomy> ) _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3392 / Virus Database: 3222/6637 - Release Date: 09/04/13