Evening Classes 2010 Events DVDs Shop 1. 'Living With A Star' Lecture Report And DVD On Monday, February 8, Dr. Chris Davis of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (UK) gave a fascinating talk to lecture guests in Trinity College entitled 'Living with a Star'. In his talk, Dr. Davis discussed the violent eruptions from the surface of the Sun which can eject vast clouds into space. Known as space weather, he explained to guests how these clouds or storms can wreak havoc on satellites and ground-based communications systems when they reach Earth, as well as being extremely dangerous to astronauts. Chris detailed several missions, such as the NASA STEREO spacecraft, which provide vital clues in understanding space weather, while also allowing us to forecast and track this phenomenon. Dr. Davis, an enthusiastic spokesman for his science, gave an excellent talk and at the end treated guests to a 3D journey around our closest star, the Sun. To read the full report of the evening click HERE. For those of you who couldn't make it to the lecture, a DVD is available to purchase online, and with it you will receive a pair of 3D glasses which you will need for the final section. To order simply click the link below: ORDER DVD HERE 2. The Big Bang, LHC And The God Particle On Wednesday, March 3, Astronomy Ireland member, Cormac O' Raifeartaigh, will give a talk on the forthcoming experiments at the Large Hadron Collider in CERN, Geneva. The talk entitled 'The Big Bang, the Large Hadron Collider and the God Particle' is being hosted as part of the Public Science Lecture Series at University College Cork and all are welcome to attend. The lecture takes place at 8pm on March 2 in University College Cork (UCC) and for more information click HERE. 3. Junior Astronomy Article On Irish Website For any parents out there with inquisitive children, why not check out www.mykidstime.ie, a website for parents and children which has an excellent article on getting children interested in astronomy. This Irish based website is a free online resource for families and hosts a range of listings for activities, classes and clubs for children of all ages. For more information visit www.mykidstime.ie. 4. Upcoming Events March 3 - 'The Big Bang, the Large Hadron Collider and the God Particle' Public Lecture by Cormac O' Raifeartaigh (University College Cork) March 8 - 'Behold Mars' Public Lecture by Kevin Nolan (Trinity College Dublin) March 25 - Mars and Saturn Watch (Nationwide) Astronomy Ireland The world's most popular Astronomy Club www.astronomy.ie ( subscribe / unsubscribe ) Our Online Telescope Shop