Hi all,
1. IAA Solar Day at Mount Stewart 22 AUGUST. The IAA will be holding another 'Solar Day', at 2 p.m. on Sunday 22 August at Mount Stewart, near Newtownards, Co Down. We'll again have the usual selection of solar telescopes, binoculars etc, to view the Sun in visible light, H-Alpha, etc. And we'll have the portable planetarium too, so even if it's cloudy, come along. Bring any solar observing equipment you may have. It's free admission if you bring a telescope or filtered binocs, otherwise normal admission charges apply. We will also have compressed air/water rocket launching, which is great fun, and quite instructive. See www.irishastro.org for an update.
2. IAA/QUB DOUBLE PUBLIC LECTURES AT QUB, 31 AUGUST. The Astrophysics and Planetary Science Department at QUB and the Irish Astronomical Association are jointly hosting a free double public lecture in the Larmor Lecture Theatre, Physics Building, QUB, Belfast. This event, arranged by Professor Stephen Smartt, has been planned to coincide with a major professional conference on Pan-STARRS, but that is open only to registered professional participants.
The double public lecture is free, but admission is by ticket only! These may be obtained from the IAA by emailing iaaphil@googlemail.com or dannymcollins@btinternet.com, or alternately if you at Queen's they can be got from the Astrophysics and Planetary Science Department.
The two speakers are each world-renowned experts in their fields, and very good speakers, so this is a treat not to be missed!
Prof Carlos Frenk, FRS, Director of the Institute for Computational Cosmology, University of Durham, will give a lecture entitled "From the Big Bang to the Universe of Galaxies", and Prof Chris Stubbs, Chair of the Department of Physics at Harvard University, will speak on "The Accelerating Universe: A Crisis for Fundamental Physics". Don't be intimidated by the titles - these lectures will be aimed at a non-specialist public audience.
The event will be from 7.15 to 9.00 p.m.
Remember, it's free, but admission by ticket only, so apply right now!
More details of the talks and speakers are on the IAA website: www.irishastro.org and on:
http://star.pst.qub.ac.uk/ps/cosmicpuzzle.html
3. Armagh Observatory EVENTS:
A. European Heritage Open Day, Saturday 11 September 2010
The Observatory will open its doors to visitors on 11 September as part of the annual European Heritage Open Days events organized by the Environment and Heritage Service of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency. Guided tours will be available at: 11:00, 12:00, 14:00, 15:00 and 16:00.
Booking is not essential but it would be helpful if those planning to attend could inform the Observatory beforehand. Contact details below
B. Robinson Lecture 2010 “Astrobiology: Implications of Life Beyond Earth”, 8.00 pm Thursday 18 November, in The Armagh City Hotel
The lecture will be given by Professor Chris Impey, Deputy Head of Department and University Distinguished Professor in charge of academic programmes in the Department of Astronomy, University of Arizona, USA. In these roles he runs the largest undergraduate-majors programme in astronomy in the USA and the second largest PhD programme. His research interests focus on observational cosmology, gravitational lensing and the evolution and structure of galaxies. In recent years he has pioneered curriculum development in astrobiology and is currently the PI on a major four-year grant from the Templeton Foundation that explores issues at the interface of science and religion.
The abstract is as follows:
"Either we are alone in the universe or not; either way, the implications are staggering. This talk considers the prospects for and implications of life beyond Earth. Biological adaptation to extreme conditions makes it very likely that variations on biology will be present on moons and planets around many of the billions of Sun-like stars in the Milky Way. The nearly 500 planets already found around other stars are forerunners of Earth-like planets that astronomers expect to be finding in the next few years. With exobiology still a blank slate, consideration will be given to potentially unusual forms of life."
Attendance at the Robinson Lecture is free, but please contact the Armagh Observatory in order to obtain tickets.
CONTACT: Write, telephone or e-mail to: Mrs Aileen McKee, Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh, BT61 9DG; Tel: 028-3752-2928; Fax: 028-3752-7174; E: ambn@arm.ac.uk.
4. European week of Astronomy & Space science, Sep 6-10: See www.jenam2010.0rg
5. BURREN STAR PARTY, Ballyvaughan, Co Clare, Sep 11: This event is hosted by the Shannonside astronomy Club. See www.shannonsideastronomyclub.com
For details about the venue, see: http://www.logueslodge.ie/about.htm
6. MAJOR ASTRONOMY MEETING, RIA, DUBLIN Sep 23-24: This event, organised jointly by the Royal Irish Academy, the Astronomical Science Group of Ireland, and the RAS, is a major conference, at mainly professional level, but of interest to keen and knowledgeable amateurs. As well as the main conference, there's a public lecture on the evening of the 23rd. Admission is free, but by ticket only: see: www.ria.ie for more details, and booking tickets for both the conference and the public lecture.
7. WHIRLPOOL STAR PARTY REVIVED, 8-10 October! Thanks to excellent work, mainly by Tony O'Hanlon & Mike Murphy, the famous Whirlpool Star Party is being revived this year. It's back in its original venue in Dooley's Hotel, in Birr, Co Offaly. As Ireland's longest running star party, many many astronomers in Ireland were sad to see that it did not take place last year, for reasons which I'm not going to go in to.
A full programme of excellent speakers is nearly complete, and full details will be available soon. So mark this W/E in your diaries now!
8. IMO CONFERENCE, ARMAGH: The latest programme for the International Meteor Organisation Conference at Armagh on 16-19 September is at: imc2010@arm.ac.uk. More details on special arrangements for IAA members soon. For details of the preliminary list of talks and posters see: http://www.imo.net/imc2010
9. CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory, the Space for Science: PROGRAMME
We host FREE open nights with astro-related activities for visitors of all ages on the first Friday of the month. 6-8pm: Explore the Universe from your Computer with BCO’s in-house astronomer who will facilitate family friendly workshops every half hour.
Photography Exhibition:
Explorers of the Universe. Until September 2nd
Explorers of the Universe, an exciting photography exhibition by acclaimed photographer Max Alexander is showing uniquely in Ireland at Blackrock Castle this summer. It celebrates careers of the talented scientists at the forefront of our understanding of the cosmos and celebrates a proud heritage in astronomy and space science.
For more information on these and future events at Blackrock Castle Observatory
call us 00 - 353 - 21- 4357917 or email info@bco.ie
http://www.facebook.com/BlackrockCastleObservatory
http://twitter.com/blackrockcastle
10. "AROUND NORTH SOUND-ART ASTRONOMY"
Prof Mark Bailey at Armagh Observatory has asked me to circulate the following information (and note the public vote and prize competition) concerning Robert Jarvis's short-listed
"around North" project. For further information, see:
http://star.arm.ac.uk/press/2010/vote4Stars.html
http://star.arm.ac.uk/press/2010/PRS_vote2_pr.html
http://star.arm.ac.uk/press/2010/rjarvis_PR_2009apr28.html
http://blog.bowers-wilkins.com/sound/ck/prsf-new-music-award--have-your-say-and-win-a-zeppelin-mini/
See: more details, including how to vote, at:
http://www.prsformusicfoundation.com/newmusicaward/index.htm. The closing
date for voting is midnight Sunday 12 September.
11. ISS PASSES, + JUPITER: The International Space Station will be making morning passes over Ireland for another few days, and then starts a series of evening passes on about 24 or 25 August (depending on where you are). With Jupiter now well up in the late evenings it's interesting to compare just how bright the ISS can be compared with the giant planet. And if you have a telescope, look at Jupiter itself - notice anything odd? One of the two major cloud belts, the South Equatorial Belt, has almost completely disappeared! It makes Jupiter look very 'lopsided'! It will reappear again, but when? - Keep watching over the next few months, and see!
12. Astro-wedding. Finally, well-known variable star observer John O'Neill has now morphed into a binary! Now securely orbiting his new bride (and fellow variable star astronomer) Sara Beck, the orbital capture took place at a wonderful wedding in Topsfield, near Boston, Massachusetts, on 7 August. Angela O'Connell & I were honoured to be able to be there, for a unique and memorable occasion. Pictures will be available soon!
John will be back in Ireland in September (unfortunately without his bride, on this occasion), and I'm sure many of you will get a chance to congratulate him at one or more of the events above.
We passed on the very generous contributions which many of you sent via us, and they both express their sincere thanks.
That's all folks! Phew!
Clear Skies,
Terry Moseley
IAA News by Terry Moseley
Friday, 20 August 2010
Thursday, 29 July 2010
Perseids, IAA @ WWT & Mount Stewart, Major Lectures at QUB, Green Laser
Hi all,
1. PERSEIDS PARTY.
This year's Perseid Meteors are blessed with very favourable conditions: Maximum is predicted for 21h on 12 August, and the Moon will be only 2 days old, so won't interfere. The radiant is circumpolar from Ireland, and so plenty of meteors should be seen any time after the sky gets dark that evening. In fact some Perseids can be seen any night from early August until about the 19th, but they are most frequent on the days around maximum.
The radiant lies roughly between Perseus and Cassiopeia, and so is rising in the NE each evening as twilight ends, but the meteors can be seen in any part of the sky. Many are bright, and some leave persistent 'trains' lasting a few seconds or so. In good conditions you can see an average of about one Perseid per minute
The Irish Astronomical Association will be holding a 'Perseid Party' at Delamont Country Park, near Killyleagh, Co Down, just off the A22 between Killyleagh and Downpatrick, on the evening of Thursday 12th, or if the weather is bad that evening, on the following night, Friday 13th, assuming it's not a washout too! This will be a 'Fry-up', rather than a BBQ, so bring any sort of a gas or spirit cooker you may have, plus frying pan, and whatever grub & drinks you want. Also your own plates, cups/mugs, cutlery etc.
For more details and updates re the weather decision for Thursday or Friday night, see www.irishastro.org.
2. IAA SOLAR DAY, WWT, CASTLE ESPIE, 15 AUGUST. The IAA will be holding another one of their popular 'Solar Days', at 2 p.m. on Sunday 15 August, at the WWT, near Comber, Co Down. We'll have the usual selection of solar telescopes, binoculars etc, to view the Sun in visible light, H-Alpha, etc. And we'll have the portable planetarium too for star shows, so even if it's cloudy, come along. Bring any solar observing equipment you may have. It's free admission if you bring a telescope or filtered binocs, otherwise normal admission charges apply. More details on www.irishastro.org.
3. IAA SOLAR DAY, MOUNT STEWART, 22 AUGUST. And the IAA will be holding yet another 'Solar Day', at 2 p.m. on Sunday 22 August at Mount Stewart, near Newtownards, Co Down. We'll again have the usual selection of solar telescopes, binoculars etc, to view the Sun in visible light, H-Alpha, etc. And we'll have the portable planetarium too, so even if it's cloudy, come along. Bring any solar observing equipment you may have. It's free admission if you bring a telescope or filtered binocs, otherwise normal admission charges apply. We may also have compressed air/water rocket launching see www.irishastro.org for an update on that
.
4. DOUBLE PUBLIC LECTURES AT QUB, 31 AUGUST. The Astrophysics and Planetary Science Department at QUB and the Irish Astronomical Association are jointly hosting a free double public lecture in the Larmor Lecture Theatre, Physics Building, QUB, Belfast. This event, arranged by Professor Stephen Smartt, has been planned to coincide with a major professional conference on Pan-STARRS, but that is open only to registered professional participants.
The double public lecture is free, but admission is by ticket only! These may be obtained from the IAA by emailing iaaphil@googlemail.com or dannymcollins@btinternet.com, or alternately if you at Queen's they can be got from the Astrophysics and Planetary Science Department.
The two speakers are each world-renowned experts in their fields, and very good speakers, so this is a treat not to be missed!
Prof Carlos Frenk, FRS, Director of the Institute for Computational Cosmology, University of Durham, will give a lecture entitled "From the Big Bang to the Universe of Galaxies", and Prof Chris Stubbs, Chair of the Department of Physics at Harvard University, will speak on "The Accelerating Universe: A Crisis for Fundamental Physics". Don't be intimidated by the titles - these lectures will be aimed at a non-specialist public audience.
The event will be from 7.15 to 9.00 p.m.
Remember, it's free, but admission by ticket only, so apply right now!
More details of the talks and speakers are on the IAA website: www.irishastro.org
5. GREEN LASER: Thanks to Dr Miruna Popescu for this tip:
"Terry, I just happened to see this offer from Deal Extreme, so I wonder if some people might like it. I got one and thought it good value: it works out at about £10. You can get it via paypal. http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.2390."
N.B. I haven't seen one myself, so I can give no assurances about quality or whether it's as powerful as claimed. There are more details on that website. Also, you have no guarantee that you'll get one in without Customs wanting a hefty payment - sometimes they get through OK, sometimes not! If you do get one, use it carefully!
Clear skies,
Terry
1. PERSEIDS PARTY.
This year's Perseid Meteors are blessed with very favourable conditions: Maximum is predicted for 21h on 12 August, and the Moon will be only 2 days old, so won't interfere. The radiant is circumpolar from Ireland, and so plenty of meteors should be seen any time after the sky gets dark that evening. In fact some Perseids can be seen any night from early August until about the 19th, but they are most frequent on the days around maximum.
The radiant lies roughly between Perseus and Cassiopeia, and so is rising in the NE each evening as twilight ends, but the meteors can be seen in any part of the sky. Many are bright, and some leave persistent 'trains' lasting a few seconds or so. In good conditions you can see an average of about one Perseid per minute
The Irish Astronomical Association will be holding a 'Perseid Party' at Delamont Country Park, near Killyleagh, Co Down, just off the A22 between Killyleagh and Downpatrick, on the evening of Thursday 12th, or if the weather is bad that evening, on the following night, Friday 13th, assuming it's not a washout too! This will be a 'Fry-up', rather than a BBQ, so bring any sort of a gas or spirit cooker you may have, plus frying pan, and whatever grub & drinks you want. Also your own plates, cups/mugs, cutlery etc.
For more details and updates re the weather decision for Thursday or Friday night, see www.irishastro.org.
2. IAA SOLAR DAY, WWT, CASTLE ESPIE, 15 AUGUST. The IAA will be holding another one of their popular 'Solar Days', at 2 p.m. on Sunday 15 August, at the WWT, near Comber, Co Down. We'll have the usual selection of solar telescopes, binoculars etc, to view the Sun in visible light, H-Alpha, etc. And we'll have the portable planetarium too for star shows, so even if it's cloudy, come along. Bring any solar observing equipment you may have. It's free admission if you bring a telescope or filtered binocs, otherwise normal admission charges apply. More details on www.irishastro.org.
3. IAA SOLAR DAY, MOUNT STEWART, 22 AUGUST. And the IAA will be holding yet another 'Solar Day', at 2 p.m. on Sunday 22 August at Mount Stewart, near Newtownards, Co Down. We'll again have the usual selection of solar telescopes, binoculars etc, to view the Sun in visible light, H-Alpha, etc. And we'll have the portable planetarium too, so even if it's cloudy, come along. Bring any solar observing equipment you may have. It's free admission if you bring a telescope or filtered binocs, otherwise normal admission charges apply. We may also have compressed air/water rocket launching see www.irishastro.org for an update on that
.
4. DOUBLE PUBLIC LECTURES AT QUB, 31 AUGUST. The Astrophysics and Planetary Science Department at QUB and the Irish Astronomical Association are jointly hosting a free double public lecture in the Larmor Lecture Theatre, Physics Building, QUB, Belfast. This event, arranged by Professor Stephen Smartt, has been planned to coincide with a major professional conference on Pan-STARRS, but that is open only to registered professional participants.
The double public lecture is free, but admission is by ticket only! These may be obtained from the IAA by emailing iaaphil@googlemail.com or dannymcollins@btinternet.com, or alternately if you at Queen's they can be got from the Astrophysics and Planetary Science Department.
The two speakers are each world-renowned experts in their fields, and very good speakers, so this is a treat not to be missed!
Prof Carlos Frenk, FRS, Director of the Institute for Computational Cosmology, University of Durham, will give a lecture entitled "From the Big Bang to the Universe of Galaxies", and Prof Chris Stubbs, Chair of the Department of Physics at Harvard University, will speak on "The Accelerating Universe: A Crisis for Fundamental Physics". Don't be intimidated by the titles - these lectures will be aimed at a non-specialist public audience.
The event will be from 7.15 to 9.00 p.m.
Remember, it's free, but admission by ticket only, so apply right now!
More details of the talks and speakers are on the IAA website: www.irishastro.org
5. GREEN LASER: Thanks to Dr Miruna Popescu for this tip:
"Terry, I just happened to see this offer from Deal Extreme, so I wonder if some people might like it. I got one and thought it good value: it works out at about £10. You can get it via paypal. http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.2390."
N.B. I haven't seen one myself, so I can give no assurances about quality or whether it's as powerful as claimed. There are more details on that website. Also, you have no guarantee that you'll get one in without Customs wanting a hefty payment - sometimes they get through OK, sometimes not! If you do get one, use it carefully!
Clear skies,
Terry
Friday, 25 June 2010
Solstice, Comet, NLCs, Occultation, BCO Events, Advance Notice events
Hi all,
1. SOLSTICE INTERVIEW: - Apologies to the few of you who were disappointed that my Solstice interview did not broadcast - it was edged out by a certain Graham McDowell winning the US Open!
2. COMET: Comet McNaught 2009 R1 continues to brighten slowly, but is very difficult to find in the bright all-night summer twilight. On the morning of the 22nd it was about mag 5.8, but not visible even in 10x50 binocs because of the bright background sky. Even in 30x80s and 25x100s it was unimpressive. Those further south in the island will have a darker sky background, but the comet will also be lower down in the N sky when twilight is at a minimum. It is expected to be brightest on July 1, but will then be even closer to the Sun. Try for it now if you want to see it at all. See: http://www.aerith.net/comet/catalog/2009R1/2009R1.html
3. NLCs: There have been some sightings, so keep a look out in the NNW sky as soon as it gets dark enough to see Capella in that region of the sky. Send any photos to the IAA website: www.irishastro.org
4. RARE BRIGHT OCCULTATION - for those on holiday in Europe! On the evening of July 8 there will be an occultation of the bright star Delta Oph (mag 2.7) by asteroid 472 Roma. The asteroid itself will only be visible in large telescopes, but as it will pass between us and the star, the star will suddenly disappear for a few seconds, and this will be visible even to the naked eye!
The occultation will occur around 21:57 U.T. (22.57 BST, but allow for local time in whatever country you are in, i.e. convert from UT, which equals GMT. The expected maximum duration of the occultation is 5.6 seconds.
The narrowish track of the occultation (like a 'mini-eclipse') runs from S Portugal (Algarve region) across NE Spain, France, the Low Countries, N Germany, S Sweden and Finland. If you happen to be on holiday anywhere near the track on July 8, do have a look for this extremely rare event.
See: http://www.astrosurf.com/eaon/phenomenon%20rare.htm. The darker central track is the expected path where the occultation will be visible: the closer you are to the centre, the longer the duration of the occultation. The shaded area on either side is the zone of 1-Sigma uncertainty: in other words if there is an error in either the position of the star or the path of the asteroid it's possible that the occultation could be visible in this zone. If there's an update on the track before the event it will be posted on that website.
5.CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory presents Space Camp 2010
At our third annual Space Camp we invite students ages 8 to 12 to use science and engineering to explore the universe. Find out about life as an astronaut, the solar system & the search for alien life. The highlight of the week is the day we build and launch our own rockets! Places are limited so call 021 4357917 to reserve your place now.
€95 per student. 10% members and second child discount.
There are 6 SESSIONS TO CHOOSE FROM:
JULY 5-9: MORNING (10am-12:30pm)
JULY 5-9: AFTERNOON (2pm-4:30pm)
JULY 19-23: MORNING (10am-12:30pm)
JULY 19-23: AFTERNOON (2pm-4:30pm)
AUG 9-13: MORNING (10am-12.30pm)
AUG 9-13: AFTERNOON (2pm-4:30pm)
Day 1: Astronauts and Moon landing
Day 2: Mars – The Red Planet
Day 3: Comets & Craters
Day 4: The Search for Alien Life
Day 5: Rockets
The development link: www.bco.ie/dev
www.bco.ie/spacecamp
6. EXPLORERS of the UNIVERSE at BCO: On July 2nd at the monthly open night First Fridays at the Castle CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory in Cork will launch Explorers of the Universe, an exciting photography exhibition by acclaimed photographer Max Alexander.
The photographic exhibition will be showing until September 2nd 2010 uniquely in Ireland at Blackrock Castle in association with the European Space Education Resource Office, ESERO Ireland. CIT BCO is a centre that provides space age technology and information in a 400 year old Castle. Images available
http://www.maxalexander.com/astronomy
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8319044.stm
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap100621.html
Clair McSweeney, Facilities Manager, Blackrock Castle Observatory, Blackrock, Cork. Tel: +353 21 4357917. Email: clairmcsweeney@bco.ie
Web: www.bco.ie. email: info@bco.ie
ADVANCE NOTICE FOR YOUR DIARIES - MORE DETAILS LATER:
8. Aug. 12/13: IAA Perseids BBQ, Delamont Country Park, Co Down. Thurs 12 or Fri 13 - watch IAA website for update: www.irishastro.org
9. Aug 15: IAA Solar day, WWT, Castle Espie, Comber, Co Down. www.irishastro.org
10. Aug 22: IAA Solar day, Mt. Stewart, near Newtownards, Co Down. www.irishastro.org
11. 31 August - two evening lectures on 'Pan Starrs', Physics Building, QUB.
12. Sep 16 - 19: IMO Meteor Conference, Armagh. There will be special rates for locals and IAA members - more details in next bulletin.
Clear Skies,
Terry Moseley
1. SOLSTICE INTERVIEW: - Apologies to the few of you who were disappointed that my Solstice interview did not broadcast - it was edged out by a certain Graham McDowell winning the US Open!
2. COMET: Comet McNaught 2009 R1 continues to brighten slowly, but is very difficult to find in the bright all-night summer twilight. On the morning of the 22nd it was about mag 5.8, but not visible even in 10x50 binocs because of the bright background sky. Even in 30x80s and 25x100s it was unimpressive. Those further south in the island will have a darker sky background, but the comet will also be lower down in the N sky when twilight is at a minimum. It is expected to be brightest on July 1, but will then be even closer to the Sun. Try for it now if you want to see it at all. See: http://www.aerith.net/comet/catalog/2009R1/2009R1.html
3. NLCs: There have been some sightings, so keep a look out in the NNW sky as soon as it gets dark enough to see Capella in that region of the sky. Send any photos to the IAA website: www.irishastro.org
4. RARE BRIGHT OCCULTATION - for those on holiday in Europe! On the evening of July 8 there will be an occultation of the bright star Delta Oph (mag 2.7) by asteroid 472 Roma. The asteroid itself will only be visible in large telescopes, but as it will pass between us and the star, the star will suddenly disappear for a few seconds, and this will be visible even to the naked eye!
The occultation will occur around 21:57 U.T. (22.57 BST, but allow for local time in whatever country you are in, i.e. convert from UT, which equals GMT. The expected maximum duration of the occultation is 5.6 seconds.
The narrowish track of the occultation (like a 'mini-eclipse') runs from S Portugal (Algarve region) across NE Spain, France, the Low Countries, N Germany, S Sweden and Finland. If you happen to be on holiday anywhere near the track on July 8, do have a look for this extremely rare event.
See: http://www.astrosurf.com/eaon/phenomenon%20rare.htm. The darker central track is the expected path where the occultation will be visible: the closer you are to the centre, the longer the duration of the occultation. The shaded area on either side is the zone of 1-Sigma uncertainty: in other words if there is an error in either the position of the star or the path of the asteroid it's possible that the occultation could be visible in this zone. If there's an update on the track before the event it will be posted on that website.
5.CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory presents Space Camp 2010
At our third annual Space Camp we invite students ages 8 to 12 to use science and engineering to explore the universe. Find out about life as an astronaut, the solar system & the search for alien life. The highlight of the week is the day we build and launch our own rockets! Places are limited so call 021 4357917 to reserve your place now.
€95 per student. 10% members and second child discount.
There are 6 SESSIONS TO CHOOSE FROM:
JULY 5-9: MORNING (10am-12:30pm)
JULY 5-9: AFTERNOON (2pm-4:30pm)
JULY 19-23: MORNING (10am-12:30pm)
JULY 19-23: AFTERNOON (2pm-4:30pm)
AUG 9-13: MORNING (10am-12.30pm)
AUG 9-13: AFTERNOON (2pm-4:30pm)
Day 1: Astronauts and Moon landing
Day 2: Mars – The Red Planet
Day 3: Comets & Craters
Day 4: The Search for Alien Life
Day 5: Rockets
The development link: www.bco.ie/dev
www.bco.ie/spacecamp
6. EXPLORERS of the UNIVERSE at BCO: On July 2nd at the monthly open night First Fridays at the Castle CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory in Cork will launch Explorers of the Universe, an exciting photography exhibition by acclaimed photographer Max Alexander.
The photographic exhibition will be showing until September 2nd 2010 uniquely in Ireland at Blackrock Castle in association with the European Space Education Resource Office, ESERO Ireland. CIT BCO is a centre that provides space age technology and information in a 400 year old Castle. Images available
http://www.maxalexander.com/astronomy
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8319044.stm
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap100621.html
Clair McSweeney, Facilities Manager, Blackrock Castle Observatory, Blackrock, Cork. Tel: +353 21 4357917. Email: clairmcsweeney@bco.ie
Web: www.bco.ie. email: info@bco.ie
ADVANCE NOTICE FOR YOUR DIARIES - MORE DETAILS LATER:
8. Aug. 12/13: IAA Perseids BBQ, Delamont Country Park, Co Down. Thurs 12 or Fri 13 - watch IAA website for update: www.irishastro.org
9. Aug 15: IAA Solar day, WWT, Castle Espie, Comber, Co Down. www.irishastro.org
10. Aug 22: IAA Solar day, Mt. Stewart, near Newtownards, Co Down. www.irishastro.org
11. 31 August - two evening lectures on 'Pan Starrs', Physics Building, QUB.
12. Sep 16 - 19: IMO Meteor Conference, Armagh. There will be special rates for locals and IAA members - more details in next bulletin.
Clear Skies,
Terry Moseley
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