Christmas Gifts Membership DVD Shop 'Death From Space And The Amazing Sept 21 Irish Fireball' SECOND ASTRO-EXPO SPEAKER Following our keynote 'Mars' speaker will be Astronomy Ireland's very own Tony Ryan, who will give a talk on all the threats that face Earth from space. Tony will also discuss the incredible fireball seen on September 21st, not only from Ireland but also mainland Europe and Britain, which appears to have bounced off the atmosphere and possibly crash-landed on another part pf the Earth. Nothing like this has ever been seen before in Irish skies, But Tony and a group from Astronomy Ireland's Star-B-Q were out observing when this amazing object blazed across sky for thirty seconds. Tony will give his talk Death From Space And The Amazing Sept 21 Irish Fireball at Astro-Expo this Saturday at 4:30pm in Trinity College Dublin. WHY YOU SHOULD GO TO ASTRO-EXPO Astro-Expo is Astronomy Ireland's Annual Exhibition and has been running for over 20 years. It is an exhibition of Telescopes and photos and equipment that members bring along each year to show new members and the public how exciting this hobby is. A superb series of three speakers are also lined up every year for Astro-Expo to make this one event you will spend the whole day at. Throughout the day Astro-Expo will feature a host of telescope and equipment demonstrations and displays. LECTURE BACKGROUND Over its 4.5 billion year history, Earth has been bombarded from space by giant asteroids and comets, nearby Gamma-Ray Bursts could have sterilised its surface, there is also a threat from nearby supernovae and even viruses from space. Even the Sun could one day kill all life in earth! Tony Ryan has made a detailed study of all these threats and will present his findings in what will be a highly entertaining report on what he has found. LOCATION: The event takes place in the SNIAM Building (beside the Fitzgerald Building) from 12pm to 6pm on Saturday, November 24th. The exhibitions and demonstrations are free, and the lectures are €7 each (€5 for members) [Please note that this is the correct price; please ignore slightly higher price in previous emails]. For booking details, please click HERE. If you would like to exhibit something at the event there is plenty of room, please contact us at (01) 890 11 11 or by emailing conor@astronomy.ie. Astronomy Ireland The world's most popular astronomy club www.astronomy.ie ( subscribe / unsubscribe )