Astronomy Ireland · www.astronomy.ie · (01) 847 0777 · info@astronomy.ie 1. MAGAZINE DELAYED BY AN POST - SALE EXTENDED! The October issue of our magazine took up to 10 days to deliver due to a problem An Post is having with mail deliveries at present! We have complained about this. A&S was posted in the middle of last week (Sep 14), which should have been well in time for the notice about the Huge Clearance Sale we have in our Shop this week (Sep 19-24). We are going to extend the sale one more week (until Saturday October 1st) but a lot of items have already been sold so hurry. You can call to reserve items. If you don't get our magazine (www.astronomy.ie/sub) there is a list of most items in the sale at: www.astronomy.ie/sale.rtf (or reply to this email and we'll email you a copy) ON GOING AN POST PROBLEM? If you have still not received your October issue of A&S (space shuttle launch on the cover) then please reply to this email giving your name and address as we want to complain further to An Post if necessary 2. EVENTS Sat 24 Sep 12pm (to 6pm Sat 01 Oct), Stock Clearance Sale www.astronomy.ie/sale.rtf Sat 24 Sep 7pm, RTE Radio 1: Icons of Irish Science - Jocelyn Bell Burnell Tue 27 Sep 7pm, RTE 2 TV: Naked Science - a natural nuclear reactor in the Earth? Wed 28 Sep 9pm, BBC2 TV: Space Race - docudrama on the race to put man on Moon (3of4) Fri 30 Sep 7pm, DIAS statutory public lecture: Prof Tom Gaisser on 'Cosmic Rays and Particle Physics; Historical Context, New Frontiers'. Theatre O, Arts Block, UCD Mon 03 Oct 8am, Astronomy Ireland ECLIPSE WATCHES nationwide. Book this day off work now! www.astronomy.ie/SolarEclipseOct05.html Thu 06 Oct 7pm, Astronomy Evening Classes. Enrolling now at www.astronomy.ie/eveningclass.html Mon 10 Oct 8pm, AI Public Lecture. Handle a piece of an asteroid when Dr Ian Sanders hands out meteorites to the audience. Book now www.astronomy.ie/lecture0510.html 3. VIEWING HIGHLIGHTS FOR COMING WEEK VENUS - low in West soon after sunset visible with naked eye MARS - rises in East after 9pm. See "Mars Offer" page 4 October A&S magazine) SATURN - rises 2am in East, beautiful sight next to Beehive before dawn (5am-6am best) MOON - see mag 4 star 'reappear' from behind Moon Sat 24 Sep (see page 23 September A&S) More details of all above in our magazine www.astronomy.ie/sub Order the October "ECLIPSE ISSUE" and be ready for October 3rd's big Sun Eclipse! - David Moore, Chairman. SOCIETY · MAGAZINE · SHOP Astronomy Ireland · www.astronomy.ie · (01) 847 0777 · info@astronomy.ie