<http://www.astronomy.ie/auroracruise.php> Aurora Cruise <http://www.astronomy.ie/sbq> Star-B-Q <http://astronomy.ie/sub/index.html> Membership <http://astronomy.ie/shop/CPC/index.html> Shop 1. Nationwide Jupiter Watches This Thursday, October 6th, Astronomy Ireland will be hosting a number of Nationwide Jupiter Watches beginning at 8pm. These Watches are being held as part of Astronomy Ireland’s World Space Week <http://www.astronomy.ie/spaceweek2011.php> celebrations, and also to launch our October set of ‘Astronomy for Beginners’ Evening Classes, <http://www.astronomy.ie/class/class1011.php> which will begin on Thursday, October 13th at locations nationwide. Jupiter is an amazing sight in a good quality telescope and we encourage everyone to come along with friends and family to these free events and see Jupiter through some of Ireland's most powerful telescopes. For more information and to check your nearest Watch click HERE <http://www.astronomy.ie/> . Please note Watches will go ahead regardless of weather. Due to some major road works that are happening in the Phoenix Park over the coming weeks, there will be some disruptions to traffic for the Dublin Watch, please click HERE <http://www.phoenixpark.ie/media/Traffic%20Management%20Plan%20Map%2026%209%2011.pdf> for details on the diversions. 2. Astronomy for Beginners Evening Classes Our extremely popular Evening Classes <http://www.astronomy.ie/class/class1011.php> begin again nationwide on Thursday, October 13th. The classes are aimed at the beginner and cover everything you ever wanted to know about the Universe. There are 8 classes in total and content covered includes an introduction to the night sky, the Sun and the Moon, planets and stars, history of astronomy, deep sky objects, the big bang and even a class on telescopes and how to use one. Classes will take place in Athlone, Cork, Dublin, Dundalk, Galway, Letterkenny, Limerick, Sligo, Tralee and Waterford. For more information call us on (01) 890 11 11 or visit www.astronomy.ie/class. 3. Meteor Shower this Weekend Earth is currently passing through a cloud of dust and debris left behind by comet 21P/Giacobini–Zinner. As some of this debris enters Earth's atmosphere, it will light up the sky in the form of meteors, which make up the Draconids Meteor Shower. This Meteor Shower peaks on Saturday, October 8th, Astronomy Ireland is urging everyone to go outside on Saturday night and count how many shooting stars they see. To take part in Astronomy Ireland's Nationwide Meteor Watch, click HERE <http://www.astronomy.ie/draconids2011.php> . Remember, no special equipment is needed, and this is a great way to get friends and family to do some astronomy with you! Simply count the number of meteors you see every 15 minutes (starting on the hour, or quarter past), and email your report along with your name and location to meteor@astronomy.ie. 4. The Sky at Night In the latest episode, Sir Patrick Moore, along with our Star-B-Q speaker, Paul Abel will explore the great autumn constellations of Andromeda and Pegasus. Paul will even mention a little about the Star-B-Q! This episode will also feature images captured by our second guest speaker at the Star-B-Q, David Grennan. This episode will be broadcast on: October 6th, 7:30pm - BBC Four October 7th, 12:00am - BBC Four, BBC HD October 8th, 12:00pm - BBC Two (except Northern Ireland) October 9th, 12:30am - BBC HD October 9th, 01:10am - BBC Four Click HERE <https://astro1.securesites.com/sub/DVDbuy.htm> to order your DVD of Paul Abel’s talk ‘Black Holes and How They Work’ Click HERE <https://astro1.securesites.com/sub/DVDbuy.htm> to order your DVD of David Grennan’s talk ‘Hunting Supernovae’ <http://www.astronomy.ie/> Astronomy Ireland The world's most popular Astronomy Club <http://www.astronomy.ie/> www.astronomy.ie ( subscribe / unsubscribe <http://lists.redbrick.dcu.ie/mailman/listinfo/astronomy> )