ASTRONOMY IRELAND MAILING LIST - www.astronomy.ie (The all-Ireland astronomy Club, Magazine and Shop) --------------------------------------------------- 1. Astronomy Ireland Radio Show Thanks to AI member Kevin Sheahan the AI Radio show from October 5 is now online and available for download to all members NATIONWIDE as only a 1.3MB file (4 minutes on a standard dial-up connection). Please let us know what you think of the show or the audio quality at radio@astronomy.ie (thanks for the comments and questions already received and keep them coming). Due to a technical difficulty the October 12 and 19(tonight!) show will go online together later this week. Go to www.astronomy.ie and click on "Radio Show" on the left hand side menu to check each day and download the Oct. 5 show. If you live in the Leinster area don't forget to rune in EVERY TUESDAY AT 8pm (that's tonight!!!) with a repeat at 11am Thursdays on Dublin City Anna Livia FM 103.2 So far we've had reports of good reception from counties Louth(Drogheda), Kildare(Naas,Clane). How far away can it be picked up!? email radio@astronomy.ie please Tonight's in studio guest: Emmet Mordaunt talking about prospects for Life on Mars now methane has been found! 2. TV - LORD OF THE RINGS BBC 2's excellent science documentary series Horizon looks at the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn and its rings. Thursday 21 October, 9pm BBC Two http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/horizon/ We'll be getting one of the Cassini team to give a public lecture next year. 3. LECTURES, SKY EVENTS, ETC - IT'S A BUSY WEEK! Oct. 18 AI Radio Show 8pm on 103.2 FM. See above Oct. 19 David Moore slide show "The Universe" OGRA Youth Centre 8pm, Athy. All welcome. 5euro. Oct. 20 Orionid Meteor Shower peaks - see page 28 of magazine or call Newsline(see below) Oct. 20 Moon occults a 4th magnitude star. Watch it get snuffed out just before 8pm in any small telescope - see magazine page 23 Oct. 21 AI Radio Show 11am(repeat) on 103.2 FM. See above Oct. 21 Peter Costello public lecture "Happy Birthday World" 7:30pm Swift Lecture Theatre, Arts, Trinity College Dublin (Archbishop Ussher worked out the date of creation was this day in 4004BC!). Admission 4euro. 4. 1550-111-442 TELEPHONE NEWSLINE HEADLINES THIS WEEK: ORIONID METEOR SHOWER PROSPECTS MOON OCCULTS BRIGHT STAR ATHY AND DUBLIN LECTURES VIEWING TIMES FOR NEXT WEEK'S ECLIPSE AND, HOW TO SEE 3 BRIGHT PLANETS THIS WEEK Please call our 1550-111-442 Newsline every Monday for a new weekly message. As with our Astronomy Shop proceeds help to run Astronomy Ireland (calls cost 95c/min; in UK dial 09001-88-1950 at 60p/min) ------------------------------------------------------------ Need anything? Our Astronomy Shop either has it in stock or will get it for you! HALF PRICE book sale continues all this week and Saturday. http://www.astronomy.ie/dm/booksale.rtf Thousands of superb books must go! Astronomy Shop: Tel (01) 847 0777 Mon-Sat for ALL your astronomical needs ------------------------------------------------------------ Please order our "ECLIPSE ISSUE" (October) magazine NOW and be ready for the last TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON (Oct. 28) for over 2 years! Only 5euro including postage! Click http://www.astronomy.ie/sub or post to P.O.BOX 2888, DUBLIN 5. ------------------------------------------------------------