2011 Events DVDs Shop New Year Sale 1. BT Young Scientist Exhibition 2011 As the country's largest and most popular astronomy promoter, Astronomy Ireland has the proud tradition of being present at the wonderful Young Scientist Exhibition for the last twenty years. This year is no exception, and Astronomy Ireland staff and volunteers will be located in Science & Technology World at the Exhibition in the RDS this Friday and Saturday. The BT Young Scientist Exhibition has grown from strength to strength, and 2011 has attracted the highest number of entries in the Exhibition's 47 year history. We are extremely excited to be part of the event, and we look forward to seeing you this weekend! a.. Follow our live updates of the event on Friday and Saturday via Twitter: www.twitter.com/AstronomyIRL. b.. The BT Young Scientist Exhibition will be reported on our website (www.astronomy.ie) and, of course, in our monthly magazine Astronomy & Space. c.. Visit the Exhibition website at www.btyoungscientist.com. 2. Nationwide Jupiter Watches Launch Evening Classes On Wednesday, January 26th, at various venues all across the country, Astronomy Ireland will be setting up powerful telescopes in celebration of the planet Jupiter, one of the many objects people will learn about at our Astronomy Evening Classes. Jupiter is an amazing sight in a good quality telescope. Ideal for beginners (experts welcome too!), we encourage everyone to come along with friends and family to these free events and see Jupiter through some of Ireland's most powerful telescopes. The Watches mark the beginning of our Spring season of Astronomy Evening Classes for Beginners, which take place all over Ireland in: Athlone, Cork, Dublin, Dundalk, Galway, Limerick, Letterkenny, Sligo, Tralee and Waterford. Classes take place each week from 7:30 - 9:30pm (including a 15 minute break) with the first class and registration taking place on Wednesday, February 2nd. Classes cost 180euro (130euro members rate) and include membership to Astronomy Ireland and a subscription to our magazine 'Astronomy & Space'. Enrol on the Evening Classes now by calling (01) 847 0777 or by visiting www.astronomy.ie/class. The Jupiter Watches will begin at 7pm. For more information and to check your nearest Watch click HERE. Please note Watches will go ahead regardless of weather. 3. TV3 Show Astronomy Ireland's David Moore appeared on our fortnightly show on TV3's The Morning Show last Thursday, January 6th. If you missed it you can watch online by clicking HERE and you will see his stunning images of the January 4th partial solar eclipse and his demonstration of how to take images like this using a simple digital camera and telescope! The next instalment will be broadcast on January 20th, where David will speak about how it will be your last chance to see the planet Jupiter, but how many other amazing objects will appear in our night skies. He will give details about the Nationwide Jupiter Watches and show some of the spectacular images you will get to see and learn about at the Classes. Astronomy Ireland The world's most popular Astronomy Club www.astronomy.ie ( subscribe / unsubscribe )