Leo Enright to give Keynote Address at Star-B-Q Astronomy Ireland is delighted to announce that Leo Enright has agreed to give the keynote address at the Star-B-Q on September 8. To add to the excitement, this will be Astronomy Ireland's first ever 3-D lecture. Leo's talk will be called " Mars 3-D ! ", and will feature high-resolution images from the surface of the red planet, which you can view in 3-D with special 3-D glasses supplied free at the event. This will give viewers the experience of being down on the surface of the red planet itself. As well as being Ireland's foremost space-science journalist, Leo is a highly accomplished speaker, and has an intimate knowledge of the latest developments in planetary exploration. He co-wrote a book with the legendary Carl Sagan, and is often heard on RTE and BBC covering space missions live from NASA. As you will be aware, our Autumn Star-B-Q will take place on Saturday 8 September in Roundwood, Co. Wicklow, starting at 8pm. Star-B-Q is Astronomy Ireland's principal annual fund-raising event, and revenues generated greatly help us to promote interest in astronomy in Ireland so we are asking all of you to spread the word and try to get as many people to book tickets as early as possible. This year we have pulled out all the stops to make this Star-B-Q the biggest and most exciting ever. We're bringing along far more telescopes than ever before. Larger telescopes too. We have a major key note speakers, and all the attractions we've had at previous events. Star-B-Q is aimed at the general public all across Ireland and it will be a fantastic night out for everyone who comes. It is by far the biggest annual telescope event in Ireland and we expect people from all over Ireland, and some from abroad will come to the event. Hundreds of people have booked already so don't be left out and book now at www.astronomy.ie/sbq Star-B-Q will feature - A 3-D Mars lecture (free 3-D glasses supplied) by space journalist Leo Enright. "The Universe" - a talk by David Moore, Ireland's best known astronomer A whole field full with 1/4 million Euro worth of telescopes See Jupiter, Mars, galaxies, star clusters, dying stars, gas clouds, and more! Amazing 60km-long laser beam pointing out the constellations Demonstration on photographing the planets (Eamonn Ó Fearcháin) How to Use Binoculars for Astronomy (with giant 25x100mm SkyMasters!) Professionally catered barbecue and soft drinks (included in ticket price) Extremely dark skies yet still within easy reach of Dublin city Lecture hall that an accommodate 1,000 people Shop and other information stands Celestron's new SkyScout to be demonstrated publicly first time in Ireland We are asking all of you to come along, and witness the splendour of the Universe at the largest annual astronomical gathering in Ireland, and please bring friends. But please don't leave it until the last day to book, as we need to tell our caterer how many of you to expect. It's going to be an amazing event! Please book tickets now at - www.astronomy.ie/sbq Or call - (01) 847 0777 office hours