Join Magazine Events DVDs Shop Star-B-Q "Dark Matter" "Moonshot" 1. Dark Matter - Major Public Lecture On Monday, July 13, Professor Gerry Gilmore of Cambridge University, will explore Dark Matter, the God particle and the implications for Cosmology in Astronomy Ireland's next Major Public Lecture. Prof. Gilmore will speak about the dark matter which provides the gravity holding galaxies together and formed the building blocks of the universe. Drawing on research from the Large Hadron Collider at CERN (featured prominently in the movie 'Angels and Demons' where scientists search for the elusive 'God Particle') Gerry will explain how astronomy is the ultimate way to discover how Nature works on the grandest of scales. If you ever wanted to know how the universe works, then this Public Lecture is not to be missed! The event takes place at 8pm in the Fitzgerald Building, Trinity College Dublin. For more information click HERE. Book seats HERE. Order DVD HERE. After the Lecture, we invite all of you to join us in The Lombard (corner of Pearse St. and Westland Row) at 9:30pm for a social reception where complimentary food will be kindly provided by The Lombard, and we will have an opportunity to socialise with Prof. Gilmore and one another. 2. Sky at Night - Apollo Specials Professor Gerry Gilmore was the special guest on June's edition of the BBC's Sky at Night. There are two special episodes of the programme over the coming days, dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the lunar Apollo missions. On 7 July at 7:30pm (BBC Four) - 'Last Man on the Moon' - Dr. Chris Lintott goes to the Johnson Space Centre to talk to the Commander of Apollo 17. On 11 July at 12:00pm (BBC Two) - 'The Apollo Miracle' - Patrick Moore and guests discuss the achievements of the Apollo programme. For more information about both of these shows click HERE. You can also see Top Gear's James May in 'James May on the Moon' on July 8 at 01:05am (BBC One). For more details on this commemorative show click HERE. 3. 'Naming Pluto' wins at Palm Springs Film Festival 'Naming Pluto' the short documentary film premiered at the Astronomy Ireland National Meeting on April 25, has won Best Documentary 2nd Place at the Palm Springs Short Film Festival. The film, directed by Ginita Jiminez scooped Best Documentary Short at the festival where 315 films featured, representing 41 countries worldwide. Palm Springs Short Film Festival, in it's 15th year, is one of the largest festivals of it's kind. More details of the award can be found HERE. 4. Shuttle to chase ISS The space shuttle Endeavour and a crew of 7 astronauts are set to launch this Saturday, July 11, and if so will chase the International Space Station (ISS) across Irish skies on Saturday night. You can get predications on the internet for this exciting space chase, however if you would like to receive a reminder to your phone with the times it will pass over, just a couple of hours before it passes, text the word SPACE to 57003. Each text costs ?1 and proceeds help us to promote science and astronomy in Ireland. 5. Events to book in July: July 13 - 'Dark Matter' Lecture and DVD July 13 to 17 - 'Life of Galileo' Play by Dublin Lyric Players and Astronomy Ireland. July 23 - Apollo 40th Anniversary Lecture and DVD and book signing for ITV docu-drama. Astronomy Ireland The world's most popular Astronomy Club www.astronomy.ie Call Our Telescope Shop Tel (01) 847 0777 Mon-Sat ( subscribe / unsubscribe here )