EVERYONE IN IRELAND By far the biggest event of the year is our annual fundraising star party "Star-B-Q". People come from all over Ireland (and abroad!) to look at the Wonders of the Universe (more on this tomorrow and see webpage linked at the bottom of this email) with the biggest array of telescopes assembled in Ireland each year. SPEAKERS They also come to hear the speakers, which this year include: - Pete Lawrence, BBC Sky At Night presenter with Sir Patrick Moore - David Grennan, Irish Supernova Hunter record-holder - David Moore "The Universe" talk for beginners GET MONEY BACK IN OFFERS! But there's lots more for our annual flagship event including huge discounts that will pay for your Star-B-Q several times over! - Everyone gets a voucher for our Telescope Shop giving discounts of more than your Star-B-Q ticket price! - Huge €50 discount on our October Evening Classes (thousands have taken this extremely popular course) PLUS: - We'll have Ireland's most powerful hand-held laser to teach you the constellations. - Bring your binoculars and we'll show you how to use them for astronomy. - See the Milky Way stretching across the sky right down to the horizon in the dark skies. - See satellites, shooting stars and learn the folklore of the constellations with the naked eye. - And see star clusters, galaxies, gas clouds in giant telescopes like most people in the world will never see them, and all 'live'. (If skies are not clear we will set the telescopes up on subsequent weekends to guarantee you a look at these objects - so we can even beat the weather, though the forecast looks good) EXHIBITORS: Then there are the exhibitors: - Irish Rocketry Society with real live rockets! - World-class astronomy photo exhibition by Tom O'Donoghue www.astrophotography.ie - Planetarium - a unique portable version - Project Travel who organise amazing Aurora tours to Norway for us - Our own Telescope Shop with every type of telescope, books, binoculars and more THE CRAIC But most of all come for the amazing atmosphere in the highest village in Ireland with exceptionally dark skies, and a terrific buzz and excitement of Ireland's biggest astronomical gathering. All barbecue food (and soft drinks) are included in the admission price. BOOK LIFETIME EXPERIENCE Everyone is welcome - so bring family and friends. Isn't this the one event in your life that you should everything for each year? We think so and we've pulled out all the stops this year with the BBC's top man to make this perhaps the best Star-B-Q ever! Please book before Friday so we can tell our caterers how many people to expect: www.astronomy.ie/sbq