Hi all,
1. IAA Solar Day at WWT, Castle Espie, near Comber; 18 August, 2.0 p.m. – 5 p.m.. The IAA will be back again at one of our favourite venues for our summer Solar Day on Saturday 18 August. We'll have solar observing if clear, using a variety of special safe solar observing equipment, an exhibition of telescopes, meteorites and other astronomical items, and of course the very popular shows in our own stardome. These shows need to be booked in advance with the WWT – see wwt.org.uk, or email karl.simmonds@wwt.org.uk , tel 02891 875975
2. "The Heritage of the Night Sky". A special event for Heritage Week in Westport on Saturday 18th August at 12noon. Derek Dempsey, Chairman of Newport Astronomy Club, will be unlocking the night sky on the Silver Screen in Westport Cinema. With the help of an open source software called Stellarium, Derek will show you how to identify the starry constellations over a familiar Mayo landscape.
In addition during this event;
In addition during this event;
* Festival Director, Fiona Hopkins, will launch our fantastic NEW programme for Mayo Dark Sky Festival 2-4 November
* We will feature a short film by Mayo Dark Skies on protecting the Night Sky.
* We will have news on how you can get involved in an exciting community project on Mayo's Night Sky Heritage (This project has been funded by the Heritage Council).
This is a free event - All welcome but please RSVP by email to mayodarksky@gmail.com
The Heritage of the Night Sky 12noon - Saturday 18th August 2018, W Cinema, James Street, Westport
The Heritage of the Night Sky 12noon - Saturday 18th August 2018, W Cinema, James Street, Westport
3. Mars. Reached its best opposition since 2003 on July 27, when it was only 0.3862 Astronomical Units (AU) from Earth. However closest approach actually occurred on July 31 at 07h 49m, when the separation was 0.3849629 AU from the centre of the Earth. An AU is 149,597,871km, so you (or your Smartphone) can do the maths!
It reached mag -2.8 (even brighter than Jupiter at its best!), with an apparent diameter of 24.31", and is still bright and appears quite large in a telescope. Since it's now past opposition, it culminates, or reaches its highest altitude on the Southern meridian, a little bit earlier each night, making for slightly more convenient observing.
Unfortunately it is still very far South, in Capricornus, with a declination of over 26º South, so it's very poorly placed for observation from Ireland. The reason it's so far South is that it's near the most southerly part of the ecliptic, and it actually lies almost 6.5 degrees S of the ecliptic at present!
The South Pole is tilted towards us by about 9.5 degrees, and as it's Spring in the S Hemisphere of Mars, the S. Polar cap will be gradually shrinking: watch to the end of August to see it decrease in size.
The giant dust storm that surrounded the planet is slowly clearing.
4. MARS's record close approaches: There was a lot of confusion about the 'record' aspect of that approach, with one well known Dublin guy claiming that it hadn't been this close for 32 years! Of course that was nonsense, as the record-breaking close approach in 2003 was the closest for almost 60,000 years!
And then there were claims that it wouldn't come as close as this again for more than 200 years – More nonsense! It will be closer than this one in 2035, closer still in 2050, and even closer in 2082!
For future reference, here are the actual dates and distances in Astronomical Units
2003, Aug 27: 0.3727 AU
2018, Jul 31: 0.3850 AU
2035, Sep 11: 0.3804 AU
2050, Aug 15: 0.3741 AU
2082, Aug 30: 0.3736 AU
5. Amazing Video: Zoom into the centre of the Milky Way, see the stars orbiting the supermassive Black Hole there, and then see their orbits in 3-D.
6. Inspiring Stars—the IAU Inclusive World Exhibition, 20-31 August 2018
"Inspiring Stars" will be an itinerant international exhibition promoted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to disseminate world efforts on inclusive research and outreach activities in astronomy. This inclusive world exhibition by showcasing assistive research tools and best inclusive outreach practices intends to broaden the horizons of children, parents, teachers and astronomers—everybody can become a scientist (astronomer)—inspiring the love for science in young people's minds.
The exhibition will premiere during the IAU General Assembly 2018 in Vienna, from 20–31 August and will be shown around the world. Stay tuned as we keep you posted on all the progress of this IAU not-to-be-missed project for 2018!
"Inspiring Stars" will be an itinerant international exhibition promoted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to disseminate world efforts on inclusive research and outreach activities in astronomy. This inclusive world exhibition by showcasing assistive research tools and best inclusive outreach practices intends to broaden the horizons of children, parents, teachers and astronomers—everybody can become a scientist (astronomer)—inspiring the love for science in young people's minds.
The exhibition will premiere during the IAU General Assembly 2018 in Vienna, from 20–31 August and will be shown around the world. Stay tuned as we keep you posted on all the progress of this IAU not-to-be-missed project for 2018!
7. ISS. The ISS will commence a new series of morning passes on 2 September. Details for your own location, and lots more info on space and astronomy, on www.heavens-above.com
8. Irish National Astronomy Meeting, Birr, Co Offaly, 5-7 September. This is a professional level conference, and you must register to attend. See http://astrophysics.ie/?page_id=69 for details.
9. Schrodinger Commemmoration, Sep 5-6, National Concert Hall, Dublin: As part of the Schrodinger 75 commemorations running through 2018, a lecture series updating his famous "What is Life?" will be held on Sep 5-6. Entitled "The Future of Biology", See https://www.tcd.ie/biosciences/whatislife/ or email whatislifeat75@tcd.ie And check www.dias.ie/events/ for other events to mark this 75th anniversary.
11. Archaeology Ireland: Pathways to the Cosmos event, Dublin Castle, on Sep 15th. UPDATE: Pathways to the Cosmos is very nearly booked out. This major European conference on Archaeoastronomy will probably be booked out quickly, so book now if you want to attend. There are several speakers from Ireland. You can access details here:
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/pathways-to-the-cosmos-tickets-45383757039
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/
12. METEOR CONFERENCE, Dunsink, 15 September
NEMETODE and DIAS are organising a Meteor Workshop on Saturday 15th September at Dunsink Observatory. Entry is free. Talks will include the following subjects:
Meteor Workshop (hardware and software) - William Stewart (BAA) and Alex Pratt (BAA)
Meteor Showers for 2018 / 2019 - Michael O'Connell (IFAS)
BRAMS and Radio Meteor Zoo - Cis Verbeeck (IMO) (via video link)
Asteroid Occultations - Alex Pratt (BAA)
More talks will be announced shortly.
Further details will be posted on the IFAS website at the following link:
(Pity about the clash of dates with the item above)
13. The EU Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS, 15 – 19 Sep, is part of the Science with and for and Society activities managed by the Directorate-General for Research of the European Commission. You can find out more about Science with and for and Society via the web site, which also contains a page on the Contest for Young Scientists.
The European Union Contest for Young Scientists was set up at 1989 to promote the ideals of co-operation and interchange between young scientists. The Contest is the annual showcase of the best of European student scientific achievement.
EUCYS gives students the opportunity to compete with the best of their contemporaries at European level. The young scientists also have the chance to meet others with similar abilities and interests and some of the most prominent scientists in Europe. In this way, the Commission seeks to strengthen the efforts made in each participating country to attract young people to careers in science and technology.
14. The professional astronomy conference European Planetary Science Congress 2018 (EPSC) will be held from September 16 to September 21, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. This yearly conference gives an inspiring insight of the latest discoveries and the current status of Solar System astronomy and planetary science and welcomes the participation of amateur astronomers.
In particular the AM1 session "Professional-amateur collaborations in small bodies, terrestrial, giant and exo planets studies" and the AM2 session "Juno Ground-Based Support from Amateurs" are organized by amateur astronomers together with professionals and are open to presentations by amateurs. We invite you to actively participate to these sessions by contributing a paper (fill in the abstract submission form in the "Amateur Astronomy" program group, deadline May 16th, 2018) and/or to exchange views and ideas with other amateur and professional astronomers. Contributions will be oral talks and poster contributions. The language at the meeting will be English for all presentations.
Please note that this year EUROPLANET-2020 will provide budget to support amateurs from European countries. This budget will be allocated to in priority to active contributors (with oral or poster contributions, selected considering their scientific value and promoting diversity of participants from different countries). Depending on the budget left, amateurs only attending to the conference could also be (partially) funded (if you are interested, please let me know).
Please feel free to circulate this message to all those who might be interested in the event. Looking forward your contribution or participation, Marc Delcroix and Ricardo Hueso, SOC members of EPSC2018 AM program
15. Opening meeting of the IAA's 2018 – 2019 Lecture Season: Bell Lecture Theatre, Physics building, QUB
16. Special showing of 2001 A Space Odyessey, with Keir Dullea in Q&A, 27 Sep! The Odysssey cinema, Belfast. The Odyssey are showing a special screening of 2001 on Thurs 27th September with a Q&A session with Keir Dullea afterwards. Tickets are £12 (may include drinks reception). I was told at the Odyssey that Keir Dullea will be there in person (not skype) to answer any questions etc. They also confirmed this on their Facebook page. (From Tony Kempston – thanks)
17. Space Generation Congress (SGC): 27-29 September 2018: Bremen, Germany
More Information: https://spacegeneration.org/sgc2018
18. International Astronautical Congress. 1 – 5 October 2018. Bremen, Germany
More Information: http://www.iafastro.org/events/iac/iac-2018/
More Information: https://
18. International Astronautical Congress. 1 – 5 October 2018. Bremen, Germany
More Information: http://www.
20. Junior Cycle Conference for Teachers; BCO - Teaching Earth and Space in the Junior Cycle
Practical workshops, inspirational speakers on space and panel discussions supporting the Earth and Space Strand. Join us from 9:15am - 5pm on Saturday 6th October 2018 at Birr Castle and Science Centre, Birr, Co. Offaly. Book through Eventbrite. Further details and booking here: https://www.bco.ie/events/jc-conference/
21. International Observe the Moon Night: 20 October 2018: http://
22: Mayo Dark Sky Festival, 2-4 November www.mayodarkskyfestival.ie FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/mayodarkskies
23. Centenary of IAU in 2019: IAU100: Uniting our World to Explore the Universe
In 2019, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) will celebrate its 100th anniversary. To commemorate this milestone, the IAU will organize a year-long celebration to expand awareness of a century of astronomical discoveries as well as to support and improve the use of astronomy as a tool for education, development, and diplomacy under the central theme "Uniting our World to Explore the Universe". The celebrations will stimulate worldwide interest in astronomy and science and will reach out to the global astronomical community, national science organizations and societies, policy-makers, students and families, and the general public.
For any inquiries, please contact Jorge Rivero González, the IAU100 Coordinator at: rivero[at]strw.leidenuniv.nl
In 2019, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) will celebrate its 100th anniversary. To commemorate this milestone, the IAU will organize a year-long celebration to expand awareness of a century of astronomical discoveries as well as to support and improve the use of astronomy as a tool for education, development, and diplomacy under the central theme "Uniting our World to Explore the Universe". The celebrations will stimulate worldwide interest in astronomy and science and will reach out to the global astronomical community, national science organizations and societies, policy-makers, students and families, and the general public.
For any inquiries, please contact Jorge Rivero González, the IAU100 Coordinator at: rivero[at]strw.leidenuniv.nl
24. Starmus V — Star-studded Lineup for 2019
Created by Garik Israelian, a researcher at the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands (IAC), the Starmus Festival is a combination of science, art and music that has featured presentations from astronauts, cosmonauts, Nobel Prize winners and other prominent figures from science, culture, the arts and music. Now celebrating its fifth year, and timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Moon landings, Starmus V will take place in Bern, Switzerland, from 24 to 29 June 2019. The IAU is a partner organisation of Starmus and among the confirmed speakers will be IAU Secretary General, Piero Benvenuti, and IAU President-elect, Ewine van Dishoeck. IAU announcement: https://www.iau.org/news/announcements/detail/ann18007/
Created by Garik Israelian, a researcher at the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands (IAC), the Starmus Festival is a combination of science, art and music that has featured presentations from astronauts, cosmonauts, Nobel Prize winners and other prominent figures from science, culture, the arts and music. Now celebrating its fifth year, and timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Moon landings, Starmus V will take place in Bern, Switzerland, from 24 to 29 June 2019. The IAU is a partner organisation of Starmus and among the confirmed speakers will be IAU Secretary General, Piero Benvenuti, and IAU President-elect, Ewine van Dishoeck. IAU announcement: https://www.iau.org/news/
25. Interesting Weblinks (Disclaimer - Use of material herein from various sources does not imply approval or otherwise of the opinions, political or otherwise, of those sources). NB: If the title in the weblink does not indicate the subject matter, I give a brief simple intro before the link. I may also comment about the link afterwards.
ASTROPHYSICS
Protons important in Neutron stars https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180813113621.htm
Pairs of small colliding galaxies seed future stars https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180809144521.htm
Supermassive BH discovered in tiny galaxy https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/supermassive-black-hole-discovered-in-a-tiny-galaxy/ar-BBLWoJU?ocid=spartandhp
Galaxy scarcity in early opaque universe https://ucrtoday.ucr.edu/53447
The origin of the ultra-high energy 'OMG' particles https://www.livescience.com/63326-omg-particle-mystery.html?utm_source=ls-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180814-ls
EARTH and MOON
Study of magnetosphere promises better space weather forecasts https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180809093424.htm
EXOPLANETS:
Kepler may manage one more mission http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6032711/NASA-says-aging-Kepler-Space-Telescope-fuel-complete-one-mission.html
44 new planets announced https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180807095123.htm
Ultrahot planets have starlike atmospheres https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180809144518.htm
Giant rogue planet has ultra-strong magnetic field http://earthsky.org/space/rogue-planet-powerful-magnetic-field-brilliant-auroras (Note co-author Greg Hallinan, who did his degrees at NUI)
SOLAR SYSTEM
Oldest volcanic meteorite dates back to dawn of the S/S.
Meteorite organics reveal early history of SS https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180806152037.htm
SPACE
US plans for future Mars missions http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/08/us-plans-mars-should-include-more-sample-return-report-warns?utm_campaign=news_daily_2018-08-07&et_rid=415711678&et_cid=2242138
Spinning heatshield for future spacecraft https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180809112507.htm
SUN
Space weather may have a repeatable predictable pattern https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180813113329.htm
TELESCOPES, INSTRUMENTS, TECHNIQUES
LSST will detect Earth's Mini-Moons https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180813104214.htm
Balloon borne imager for cosmic rays https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180808134235.htm
26. JOINING the IRISH ASTRONOMICAL ASSOCIATION. This link downloads a Word document to join the IAA. http://documents.irishastro.org.uk/iaamembership.doc
If you are a UK taxpayer, please tick the 'gift-aid' box, as that enables us to reclaim the standard rate of tax on your subscription, at no cost to you. You can also make a donation via Paypal if you wish: just click on the 'Donate' button. See also www.irishastro.org .
If you are a UK taxpayer, please tick the 'gift-aid' box, as that enables us to reclaim the standard rate of tax on your subscription, at no cost to you. You can also make a donation via Paypal if you wish: just click on the 'Donate' button. See also www.irishastro.org .
The Irish Astronomical Association is registered with The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland NIC 105858
DISCLAIMER: Any views expressed herein are mine, and do not necessarily represent those of the IAA.
Clear skies,
Terry Moseley
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