Star-B-Q Offer Ends Tomorrow at Midnight! Sir Patrick Moore's world record TV series The Sky at Night is back on BBC TV this week (transmission times below). Pete Lawrence is Sir Patrick's right-hand man when it comes to telling the UK what to see in the sky each month and he has graciously accepted our invitation to be the main speaker at this year's Star-B-Q which has been Ireland's biggest annual star party for over a decade. Star-B-Q takes place in the very dark skies of Ireland's highest village, Roundwood, Co. Wicklow, on Saturday, September 15th.

From 1,000 feet above sea level in the depths of the Wicklow mountains the night sky is breath-taking, and on top of this there will be the country's biggest array of large powerful telescopes to show the wonders of the universe to the general public like few people on Earth have ever seen them.

Tickets to the September 15th Star-B-Q include all food and drinks (no alcohol served in the dark!) are normally €39 per adult BUT if you book by August 15th (i.e. one month in advance) you get a €10 discount! So, get all your friends and family together and book your tickets to come and hear one of the BBC's top astronomers speak and see the Universe like you have never seen it before. Call (01) 890 11 11 or visit www.astronomy.ie/sbq The Sky at Night, August 2012 Mon Aug 13 at 12:35am BBC 1 Northern Ireland Wed Aug 15 at 07:30pm BBC FOUR Wed Aug 15 at 10:30pm BBC HD Thu Aug 16 at 01:00am BBC FOUR Sat Aug 18 at 12:05pm BBC 2 Northern Ireland Sun Aug 19 at 12:00am BBC FOUR Note that the BBC1 and BBC2 programmes are shorter versions (20 minutes). Try to watch BBC FOUR or BBC HD transmissions (30 minutes) Astronomy Ireland The world's most popular Astronomy Club www.astronomy.ie ( subscribe / unsubscribe )