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Irish Astronomical Association
IAA Apollo 50th Anniversary Lecture and Exhibition, Bangor library, July 18
The Irish Astronomical Association is running a fascinating exhibition of material relating to the Apollo 11 Moon Landing until the end of July, in Bangor Carnegie library, Hamilton Road, Bangor, BT20 4LH.
The Apollo Moon missions were the greatest technological achievement in the history of mankind. They landed 12 men on the lunar surface, in 6 missions, and returned them all safely to Earth. And the whole programme was conceived, planned, developed and achieved in less than a decade!
Highlighting this amazing display, IAA past President Paul Evans will deliver a public lecture in the Library "Apollo 11: To the Moon and back half a century ago", on 18 July, at 3 p.m. Paul has given a series of lectures on the Apollo missions, all of which have been very well received, and this will be a fascinating account, with lots of material rarely if ever seen before.
Admission is free.
The exhibition continues until the end of July
For more information see: www.irishastro.org
NOTES TO EDITORS:
1. The Irish Astronomical Association is a registered charity dedicated to promoting interest in, and information about, astronomy and space and related topics. It is the oldest and largest astronomical society based in N. Ireland, and the largest amateur astronomy society in Ireland.
2 Bangor Carnegie Library , Hamilton Road, Bangor, BT20 4LH, T. 028 9127 0593, E bangorcarnegie.library@librariesni.org.uk
3. The IAA runs public events throughout the year, including free public lectures at QUB, and public outreach events in various locations throughout Northern Ireland, details of which are available on the website: www.irishastro.org and http://www.bbc.co.uk/thingstodo
Terry Moseley
PR Officer
Irish Astronomical Association
T: 07979 300842
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