1. Hubble Space Telescope - Public Lecture & DVD: There will be a fantastic atmosphere at the March 31st Lecture we are running as over 150 people have already bought tickets online to hear Lars Lindberg Christiansen from Germany describe his adventures using the most prestigious telescope ever built. We are running this Public Lecture in association with The Irish Times. to whom we are grateful for running an article about the event last week. In this lecture Lars will talk about the incredible 2 billion Euro Hubble Space Telescope which has increased our knowledge of the Universe beyond expectations. Hubble has allowed us to see further back in time to the dawn of the Universe. It helps in the discovery of new extrasolar planets. It has allowed us to accurately date the "Big Bang" at 13-14 Billion years old. A complimentary DVD "Hubble - 15 years of discovery" is available to all who attend on the night and also to all who order the DVD of the lecture. LECTURE DVD: For all those of you who can't get to Dublin on the night, you should order the DVD of this special lecture now, details are HERE BOOK TICKETS ONLINE HERE or come along early on the night - doors open at 7:30pm and lecture starts at 8pm in Hamilton Building, Trinity College Dublin. 2. Earth Hour Watch March 29th: This Saturday, cities all over the world will be turning off all unnecessary lights, Dublin is just one of those cities. We are encouraging you to do your part regardless of where you are. To coincide with Earth Hour, Astronomy Ireland will be running an Earth Hour Watch in the Phoenix Park. Where we will, under darkened skies, show you some of the most distant galaxies and other celestial delights which will be significantly more visible as a result of the lack of light pollution. Wrap up warmly and bring the whole family and all of your friends along to this free event and prepare to be amazed. We have a special page on our website for this event, which includes a YouTube video about Earth Hour. Click HERE for more details. If you live outside Dublin and own a telescope, why not run an Astronomy Ireland Watch for others in your location? Just give us a call and have a chat with our friendly staff, we'll then be able to let others know that there is a Watch in your area. 3. Public Lecture: Creating A Black Hole in Europe Not content with being a Pop Star, our April speaker is planning to create a genuine Black Hole in Geneva. Atom smasher and BBC Horizon presenter, Brian Cox, is working with a team of over 2,000 scientists from over 34 countries at CERN on the Large Hadron Collider which hopes to explain Dark Matter, Mini Black Holes any maybe the ultimate theory of the universe in one of the most expensive experiments ever devised by man. Read more about the experiment HERE His lecture "CERN - searching for dark Matter and mini Black Holes" is on Monday April 14th, 8pm Physics Building, Trinity College Dublin and you can book your tickets now for what should be a brilliant evening as he explains how the LHC will begin operation in May at an estimated cost of up to 10 billion dollars. LECTURE DVD : The lecture will be filmed and made available on DVD for those who cannot attend on the night and can be purchased HERE for just 5 euro plus 5 euro P&P. BOOK TICKETS ONLINE HERE or come along early on the night - doors open at 7:30pm and lecture starts at 8pm in Physics Building, Trinity College Dublin. 4. Get Your Telescope Out! We want more of you to write to us and tell us what you are seeing in the sky with those telescopes we have sold you. Carl O'Beirnes from North County Dublin reported incredible views of Saturn's cloud belts and rings in clear skies last weekend using his Celestron 14-inch telescope at 430 times magnification. Email observe@astronomy.ie and tell us what you see or call for advice on choosing a telescope to view Saturn. Remember, once we deliver your telescope you then have full time staff here 6 days a week for life to take your call to help you use your telescope so please call for advice. www.astronomy.ie/shop 5. Nationwide Coming Events: March 31 Public Lecture & DVD "Hubble Space Telescope" April 1 Astronomy Ireland Radio Show (AIRS) April 8 Astronomy Ireland Radio Show (AIRS) April 12 Grand Opening of our New Shop April 14 Public Lecture & DVD "Dark Matter, Black Holes, CERN" by pop-star! April 15 Annual Saturn Watch April 15 Astronomy Ireland Radio Show (AIRS) Astronomy Ireland The world's most popular astronomy club Ireland's Only Astronomy Magazine www.astronomy.ie Call Our Telescope Shop Tel (01) 847 0777 Mon-Sat Delivery Nationwide To subscribe/unsubscribe click here