Spring Sale DVD Membership Shop 1. Public Lecture: The Science of Armageddon 65 million years ago a 10km wide object travelled through space and hit what is now the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, releasing 2 million times more energy than the Soviet Tsar Bomba, the most powerful nuclear weapon ever built, and leaving a crater 180km in diameter. It was this event that is thought to have killed off the dinosaurs. The Spaceguard Centre and Observatory in the UK is a privately-owned facility that monitors the sky for potential killer asteroids. Astronomy Ireland's May Public Lecture will be delivered by the Centre's director, Jay Tate, where he will explore the threats from space and what we can do about them in order to protect life on Earth as best we can. The lecture, The Science of Armageddon, will take place on May 14th at 8pm in Trinity College Dublin, and tickets and DVDs can be ordered online HERE. 2. 'Supermoon' This Saturday This Saturday, May 5th, sees a very special kind of Full Moon commonly known as a 'supermoon', when observers will have a chance to see a bigger and brighter Moon than usual. We are urging people to take photographs of the Moon this weekend and email them to observe@astronomy.ie to be included in an upcoming issue of Astronomy & Space magazine. More information on the supermoon can be found HERE. 3. Daytime Sun Watch Each Saturday from 1pm we will hold a Sun Show at the Astronomy Ireland Shop, allowing the general public to view the Sun in safety to see magnificent solar flares and planet-sized sunspots. This is an excellent opportunity to try out some daytime astronomy with the help of experienced astronomers. Get more information on the Sun Shows HERE. Astronomy Ireland The world's most popular Astronomy Club www.astronomy.ie ( subscribe / unsubscribe )