Summer School Membership DVD 1. Summer Public Lecture: Are We Alone? With the recent news that three new habitable planets have been found around a single star (see HERE), our special Summer Public Lecture couldn't have been better timed! No expense is being spared flying in a world expert, Dr Robin Catchpole, from Cambridge University in the UK. In this latest discovery, the habitable zone of a nearby star is filled to the brim with planets that could support alien life. Three planets are in the star's "Goldilocks Zone" - the temperature region around the star where liquid water - and also life - could exist. This makes us wonder if there are planets out there that are home to intelligent civilisations. Our Summer Public Lecture on Monday, July 8th, will be delivered by an international speaker, Dr Robin Catchpole of Cambridge University, who is an expert on exoplanets and will explore the possibility of alien life existing elsewhere in our galaxy, and whether humankind will ever get to meet it. LECTURE SPEAKER ON NATIONAL RADIO Dr Catchpole will feature on a number of radio interviews around the country on Monday to talk about his lecture and his fascinating research into extraterrestrial life: a.. Shaun Doherty Show, Highland Radio b.. The Mooney Show, RTE Radio One c.. The Right Hook, Newstalk These interviews will be broadcast throughout the day, but if you miss any of them, we will put them online at www.astronomy.ie/audio soon after! This lecture is aimed at the general public, and we are asking all of you to bring their family and friends. Are We Alone? takes place in Trinity College Dublin on Monday, July 8th, at 8pm. To book tickets or order DVDs, please click: BOOK HERE 2. BBC's The Sky at Night Solstice: The team join in the solstice revelry at Stonehenge and launch the Moore Moon Marathon. TSAN JUNE 2013 Sun July 07 at 11:40pm BBC 1 Northern Ireland Thu July 11 at 07:30pm BBC Four Fri July 12 at 02:00am BBC Four Sat July 13 at 08:40am BBC 2 Northern Ireland Sun July 14 at 01:05am BBC Four Note that the BBC1 and BBC2 programmes are shorter versions (20 minutes). Try to watch BBC FOUR transmissions (30 minutes) All of the Sky At Night team have now given public lectures to Astronomy Ireland, all of which you can get on DVD by post at www.astronomy.ie/dvd Astronomy Ireland The world's most popular astronomy club www.astronomy.ie ( subscribe / unsubscribe )