Classes <http://astronomy.ie/class/> Membership <http://www.astronomy.ie/sub/index.html> DVD <http://www.astronomy.ie/lectureDVD.php> 1. Lunar Eclipse Tonight People in Ireland and around the world will get to see a penumbral eclipse of the Moon tonight, October 18th. During this type of eclipse, observers will be able to see the Full Moon darken slightly then return to normal over the space of a few hours. For more information on the eclipse, please click HERE <http://www.astronomy.ie/lunareclipse1310.php> or see page 29 of the October issue of Astronomy Ireland <http://www.astronomy.ie/join> magazine. David Moore spoke on radio, and the interviews will appear on our website at www.astronomy.ie/audio later on. The eclipse also featured on TheJournal.ie which can be read HERE <http://www.thejournal.ie/moon-eclipse-ireland-friday-1134610-Oct2013/> . Let us know what you see this Friday by emailing observe@astronomy.ie for inclusion in a report in an upcoming issue of the magazine! 2. International Space Station and the Planets The ISS will be visible in Ireland’s evening skies from until October 29th. The times the ISS will be visible will be put online each afternoon on www.astronomy.ie/iss. To get a text reminder each day the ISS is visible, text the word SPACE to 57003 (each text received costs €1; proceeds help us promote astronomy and science in Ireland). Venus, Jupiter, and Mars (near Regulus) are all on view in the evening sky over Ireland. For details, see Astronomy Ireland magazine (buy it in Dunnes Stores or online HERE <http://astronomy.ie/join> ). Be sure to email observe@astronomy.ie with your reports of what you see in the night sky! 3. McCrea Astronomy Lecture: Are the Laws of Physics Changing? Astronomers have investigated whether the laws and constants of physics are the same today as they were billions of years ago. This lecture will look at what these high-precision observations have been telling us and see why many physicists believe that the laws of physics may be different elsewhere in the Universe. The lecture will be delivered by Professor John D Burrow and will take place at 6pm on November 12th, 2013 in University College Cork. Admission is free, but places must be pre-booked. For details and booking, please click HERE <http://www.ria.ie/Events/Events-Listing/Biennial-McCrea-Lecture> . 4. Theatre at Dunsink: The Life of Galileo As part of the lead up to Science Week, Brecht's The Life of Galileo will be staged by the Greenwood Theatre Company in Dunsink Observatory in a specially adapted version by David Hare. As the observatory is over 200 years old, it seems like the perfect venue in which to set the play. Most of the performance will be staged in the Meridian Room where "Dublin Time" was kept but the audience will have the chance to move into the South Dome (with its large Victorian Grubb Telescope) and the Solar System Room for a number of scenes. Seating is very limited for the 3 performances and tickets (€15) can be booked through the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies website www.dias.ie by following the links to The Life of Galileo. The play takes place at Dunsink Observatory at 7:30pm on November 8th, 9th, and 10th. Astronomy Ireland The world's most popular astronomy club www.astronomy.ie ( subscribe / unsubscribe <http://lists.redbrick.dcu.ie/mailman/listinfo/astronomy> ) _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3408 / Virus Database: 3222/6757 - Release Date: 10/17/13