New Year Sale Membership DVD Shop 1. Major Cosmology Lecture and DVD Are you interested in the latest understanding of how our Universe came to be? And about why it is the way it is? Then Astronomy Ireland's March 11th Public Lecture in Trinity College is for you (or order the DVD if you can't get to Dublin at astronomy.ie/dvd) We are now pretty sure we can explain how our Universe came to be the way it is. At last we think we can 'fingerprint' the universe, to explain how it came to be the way it is. The next step is to explain why the Universe is as it is. One of the world's leading experts at explaining the universe is Professor Andrew Liddle who will give our Public Lecture on March 11th: "FINGERPRINTING THE UNIVERSE" This should be a fascinating lecture by a major International Speaker so please encourage everyone you know to come along. DATE: Monday March 11 at 8pm VENUE: Trinity College Dublin TICKETS: €7 (€5 concession) ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Prof Liddle has written textbooks on cosmology but he also enjoys explaining the universe to the general public. He has been professor of astrophysics at the University of Sussex and is now at Edinburgh University. He is author of over 200 scientific papers and four textbooks. His speciality is cosmology - the study of the entire Universe - and he is interested both in the present state of the Universe and its behaviour during its earliest epochs. While most of his work is theoretical, he contributes to some large observational programmes including the European Space Agency's Planck Satellite. SPEAKER'S DESCRIPTION OF TALK: Advances in astronomy and computer simulation have given us a high-precision description of our Universe. This Lecture will describe the precision cosmology, like the measurement of the relic radiation left over from the Big Bang, known as the cosmic microwave background. This gives us the Universe's 'fingerprint', telling us which, out of all the possible Universes, is our own. However, while precision cosmology may tell us how the Universe seems to work, we have yet to learn why the Universe is as it is. The Lecture will end with some speculation on how to take that next step. Book tickets online HERE or call us at (01) 890 11 11. 2. The Sky at Night: "Moore Winter Marathon Results" To find out how everyone got on in Sir Patrick Moore's last Moore Winter Marathon, Chris Lintott and Lucie Green travel to the Kielder observatory. All of the Sky At Night team have now given public lectures to Astronomy Ireland which you can get on DVD at www.astronomy.ie/dvd TSAN MARCH 2013 Sun Mar 03 at 11:55pm BBC 1 Northern Ireland Sun Mar 03 at 11:55pm BBC HD Thu Mar 07 at 07:30pm BBC FOUR Fri Mar 08 at 02:30am BBC FOUR Sat Mar 09 at 11:30am BBC 2 Northern Ireland Sun Mar 10 at 02:00am BBC FOUR Note that the BBC1 and BBC2 programmes are shorter versions (20 minutes). Try to watch BBC FOUR or BBC HD transmissions (30 minutes). For advice on telescopes to view the objects in this programme call Ireland's biggest telescope shop at Astronomy Ireland: www.astronomy.ie/shop or call (01) 890 11 11 six days a week 3. Astronomy Ireland on Newstalk David Moore will feature on the Newstalk show "Talking History" this Sunday, March 10th, at 7pm, to review the life and work of the great scientist Sir Isaac Newton, and to talk about a new book all about him. For more information on this show, please click HERE. Astronomy Ireland The world's most popular astronomy club www.astronomy.ie ( subscribe / unsubscribe )