Thanks to the 17 minute interview that Pat Kenny did with me on RTE Radio 1 yesterday our phone lines have been ringing non-stop! Revealing the "secret" on air, for the first time, about HOW Astronomy Ireland got to be the biggest astronomy club in the world relative to population worked! Nearly 100 people have joined the Society in the past 30 hours and the phone lines are still ringing! A record, even for A.I.! Join at www.astronomy.ie/sub if you're one of the few reading this that does not already get our magazine - which Pat gave a nice plug to. Thanks! During the 17 minutes we talked about almost everything in the universe that is covered in our Evening Classes, starting tonight remember. You can now hear the interview ONLINE until next Tuesday at: http://www.rte.ie/rams/radio/latest/Tue/rte-todaywithpatkenny.smil then go 21 minutes and 34 seconds in to the show and my piece will start. Pretty early on we reveal that "secret". (does anyone know how to save this to disk? or is that not possible?) You can still book for our Evening Classes online, and even though they start tonight, some people join the classes in the second week so ONLINE booking will remain open until next week at: http://www.astronomy.ie/eveningclass.html Briefly, in other news: Our Newsline has been updated with details of such things as Comet Machholz still visible to the naked-eye overhead each evening (see page 28 of February issue of our magazine). This is a great week to see the comet. Great photos coming in the March issue, due out in 2 weeks. Do call 1550-111-442 every Monday if you can. Tomorrow (Thursday) The Irish Times runs Dick Ahlstrom's article about our February 14 Lecture on the results back from Titan and Saturn by the Cassini scientist in charge of the camera! A huge number of tickets were sold as a result of the Pat Kenny Show and the Irish Times article is sure to sell out the event so book places now at http://www.astronomy.ie/lecture0502.html Enjoy the Pat Kenny Show, I've got to get back to helping answer the phones! David Moore, Chairman, Astronomy Ireland. www.astronomy.ie Tel (01) 847 0777 for all your astronomical needs