20 Months Membership Offer 2010 Events DVDs Shop 1. Nationwide Watches Tonight Our Nationwide Moon & Mars Watches takes place around the country at 8pm tonight and we encourage everyone to go along to go to your nearest Watch and view Mars, the Moon and Saturn through some of Ireland's largest and most powerful telescopes, set up for you by our Branch Coordinators. Please note events will go ahead regardless of weather. This is an entirely free event and everyone is welcome to come along. Mars is a fascinating sight through a telescope, and tonight it will be placed extremely close to the Moon. Not only this, there will be a free draw for everyone who attends the Watches around the country, where you will be in with a chance to win a pair of 15 X 70 binoculars from our Shop. There will be Watches in Carlow, Clare, Cork, Dublin, Louth, Sligo, and Waterford. For more information and to check the exact locations click HERE. 2. Earth Hour At 8:30pm this Saturday, March 27, millions of people around the globe will turn their lights off for one hour to mark Earth Hour 2010. Earth Hour, organised by WWF (World Wildlife Fund) aims to raise awareness of the effects of Climate Change and create a sustainable low carbon future for our planet. From an astronomers perspective, Earth Hour highlights the ill effects of light pollution around the world, and is the perfect opportunity to partake in an hour of observing beneath unpolluted skies. See the article below for our astronomy tips for the weekend, and remember to email observe@astronomy.ie with your Earth Hour 2010 observations which we will try to include it forthcoming issues of 'Astronomy & Space' magazine. For more information about Earth Hour 2010 in Ireland click HERE. 3. Astronomy Ireland Membership 'Special Offer' This year Astronomy Ireland is celebrating its 20th Birthday and to mark this great occasion we are offering you, our friends, a special offer to become a member of the world's most popular and indeed largest astronomy organisation! 20 months membership for the price of 12 - sign up to this fantastic offer HERE. When you become a member of Astronomy Ireland you will receive our full-colour, 48 page, 'Astronomy & Space' magazine directly to your door each month, get discounts to all our events which we hold nationwide, and be a proud supporter of promoting astronomy throughout Ireland. Sign up today and get 20 copies of 'Astronomy & Space' magazine for the price of 12 issues. If you are already a member please encourage your family and friends to sign up and get involved in this fantastic hobby too! JOIN HERE 4. Astronomy Tips This Week a.. The Moon stands just 8degrees from Mars tonight, March 25 - come along to our Moon and Mars Watch to see this fascinating sight through our powerful telescopes! b.. Saturn and the Moon will be just 8degrees apart on March 29. Saturn is excellent for observing in the South all month. c.. There will be a Full Moon next Tuesday, March 30. d.. For more information on what to see in the night sky this week check out the Sky Diary section in the March issue of 'Astronomy & Space' magazine. Don't forget to email what you see to observe@astronomy.ie and we will try to publish your pictures and observations in forthcoming issues of the magazine. 5. Upcoming Events March 22 to 26 - NASA STEREO Convention March 25 - Mars & Saturn Watch (Nationwide) March 26 - Stereo: Solar Stormwatch Public Lecture (NASA STEREO Convention, Science Gallery) April 12 - 'Mercury - New Insights' Public Lecture by Dr. Dave Rothery (TCD) Astronomy Ireland The world's most popular Astronomy Club www.astronomy.ie ( subscribe / unsubscribe ) Our Online Telescope Shop