Summer School Membership DVD 1. Summer School Late Enrolment Reminder - Get 15% Off Understanding the Universe is a brand new set of astronomy classes that will help stargazers and astronomy enthusiasts understand how the Universe works. The Summer School began last week in Dublin, but you can still sign up! Just go to: www.astronomy.ie/summerschool and sign up as normal or call us on (01) 890 11 11. Because you will have missed the first class, you will automatically get a 15% discount. Understanding the Universe will introduce you to concepts in physics and technology to help you understand what goes on inside stars to make them shine, how we can observe the Universe using x-rays and radio waves, how robotics and space travel have opened up new ways for us to study space, and how the Universe itself came into being. The new course will take place in Trinity College Dublin, and the next class takes place tomorrow, July 24th. With the discount, the course fee is only €153 which will include membership to Astronomy Ireland (€110 for people who are already members). For more information and enrolment, please visit www.astronomy.ie/summerschool and claim your 15% discount, so be sure to enrol today! 2. Stella: A Play About Women, Their Men, and Astronomy Science has historically been a man's domain and yet look closely at the archive and you'll find a silent army of intelligent, dedicated women researching and discovering. This is a play about Time, Space, Curiosity and Passion: two women astronomers, Jessica Bell from the 21st Century and Caroline Herschel from the 18th Century look up at the same night sky and find themselves colliding in their search for understanding. Caroline longs for a family and home of her own; Jess contemplates the prospect of losing both. Each woman can precisely map her position in the universe yet she struggles to find her place in the world. Following the performance on Friday, July 26th, a post-show discussion will take place with Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell, the discoverer of pulsars and one of the world's best-known astronomers. The play takes place in the Smock Alley Theatre on July 26th at 7:30pm. A lunchtime show will also take place on Saturday, July 27th at 1:30pm. For more information and tickets, please click HERE. 3. August Issue of Astronomy Ireland Out Now - €5 (Inc P&P) The new issue of Astronomy Ireland magazine is now available, and is packed full of news about space and astronomy from Ireland and around the world. Some of this month's top stories include the recent European Space Expo that took place in Trinity College Dublin which was opened by video message by astronaut Chris Hadfield, and a special interview with Dr Brian May - astronomer and musician - by Astronomy Ireland member and Irish Times journalist Ronan McGreevy. Also included is our famous Sky Diary, which will give you all the highlights to see in the night sky. To sign up to Astronomy Ireland and get our magazine delivered to your day each month, please visit www.astronomy.ie/join You can order a single issue for €5 (including postage) and support our goal to promote interest in astronomy in Ireland. Astronomy Ireland The world's most popular astronomy club www.astronomy.ie ( subscribe / unsubscribe )