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From: TerryMoselaol.com
Subject: AGM, Sir PM talk, ISS, PanSTARRS, COSMOS, Mars Talk, Faulkes, Dark sky site, SAN
Date: 11 April 2013 16:02:15 BST
Hi all,
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1. IAA AGM: The IAA's AGM will be on Wednesday 17 April, 7.30 p.m. As well as the business,ƒŠI will be giving a short (~30 mts)ƒŠillustrated tribute lectureƒŠaboutƒŠthe late Sir Patrick Moore, whom I knew very well.
Admission is free,ƒŠincluding light refreshments, and all are welcome, but only current members of the IAA can vote in the official business.
ThisƒŠmeeting will as usualƒŠbe in theƒŠBell Lecture theatre, Physics building, main QUB Campus, 7.30 p.m.
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2. ISS The International Space Station VisibleƒŠin Evening Skies
TheƒŠInternational Space Station (ISS),ƒŠis making another series of evening passes over Ireland, and will continue toƒŠdo soƒŠuntil April 22nd.
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3. Update -ƒŠCOMETƒŠPanSTARRS
ƒŠƒŠ Comet Pan-STARRS (C/2011 L4) has now faded to about magnitude 5.5, but is at least now observable higher up in a dark sky.
ƒŠThe following site gives good viewing information for our latitude:
http://www.astro-sharp.com/2013/03/01/how-to-see-comet-panstarrs/
And this is an excellent guide to observing comets in general:
http://www.nightskyhunter.com/An%20Observing%20Guide%20To%20Comets.html
ƒŠGood luck, and send in all your reports and images to me and to www.irishastro.org
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4. COSMOS 2013 - FINAL PROGRAMME: The next COSMOS star party will be held as usualƒŠat Annaharvey,ƒŠa fewƒŠmiles outsideƒŠTullamore, on the R420 road to Portarlington,ƒŠon 12-14 April.
Latest update:
ƒŠƒŠ There will be an opportunity for you to try launching your own water+air propelled rocket during the lunch break on Saturday!
ƒŠƒŠ But, there is lots more that will be happening. The MAC Committee has been working hard, and this year especially so, as it is our 21st Cosmos Birthday - and, yes, there will be cake!
ƒŠƒŠThere are weekend and day-only rates, and best of all KIDS UNDER 12 GO FREE with a paying adult.
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PROGRAMME OUTLINE:
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Friday Family Lecture 8:00pm: Prof. Ian Morison, "Black Holes - no need to be afraid!"
Followed by Observing/Telescope Demonstrations
Saturday 10:00am: Albert White, "Searching for Earth-sized planets with NASA's Kepler Space Telescope."
Saturday 11:45am: Sara BeckƒŠ(O'Neill), "Variable Stars: Fun and Science"
Saturday 2:45pm: Prof. Ian Morison, "The Story of Jodrell Bank"
Saturday 4:30pm: Cosmos 2012 Table Quiz
Saturday ~ 7.30 p.m. Cosmos Dinner (optional): Followed by: Declan Molloy, Midlands Astronomy Club
After Dinner Talk 9:30pm: "Earth and Other Odd Matters"
Sunday 10:30am, Simon Todd, Renowned English Astrophotographer: "Digital Astrophotography Tips and Tricks"
Sunday 12:00pm: Dave McDonald, IFAS Chairperson and Renowned Asteroid Hunter: "Celtic Rock - A Voyage Of Discovery"
Sunday 2:45pm: Dr Simon Jeffrey, Research Astronomer, Armagh Observatory: "Inside The Stars"
The official sequence of events is found by clicking this link: www.tullamoreastronomy.com/pages/cosmos-2013.php
5. Mars at QUB: âÀÜHitting the Road on Mars: From the 2004 Mars Exploration Rovers to MSL: CuriosityâÀÝ, by Nagin Cox, NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Women in Technology and Science Northern Ireland and QUB Gender Initiative present:
Monday, 15th April 2013 1:30-3:00pm Great Hall, QueenâÀÙs University Belfast (including Q&A Session)
ƒŠƒŠ âÀÜSince the beginning of time, people have been entranced by the night sky and by our nearest planetary neighbour, Mars. From the early missions to Viking, Pathfinder and the more recent missions, Mars has been (and is) a challenging destination. The Mars Exploration Rovers landed on Mars in January 2004 and have been successfully exploring ever since. Come hear the story of their legacy and our newest rover on Mars, the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover.âÀÝ
ƒŠƒŠƒŠ Biography: Nagin Cox joined Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in 1993 and has since served as a systems engineer and manager on multiple interplanetary robotic missions, including NASA/JPLâÀÙs Galileo mission to Jupiter, the Mars Exploration Rover Missions and the Kepler telescope mission to search for earth-like planets around other stars.
ƒŠƒŠ This event is FREE, but places had to beƒŠRESERVED by Tuesday 9th April.ƒŠIf you missed that deadline, but would still like to go, try anƒŠemail to: witsniyahoo.co.uk
Nagin Cox is visiting Northern Ireland as part of the U.S. Department of State's Speaker Program, facilitated by the U.S. Consulate in Belfast.
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6. The Faulkes TelescopeƒŠDiscover the CosmosƒŠProject is part of an EU-funded project aimed at inspiring young people in STEM subjects. This project, consisting of partners from across the EU is called 'Discover the Cosmos' and we'd like to draw your attention to some of the exciting resources and opportunities that the project has for you (and they're all free!).
Discover the Cosmos (DtC) portal: The DtC portal is a repository of free educational material (educational scenarios and lesson plans, students projects, animations, online tools and laboratories guidelines for interactive experiences with Astronomy and High Energy Physics resources) which has been peer-rated by educators across the EU. You have to register and log-in to view the material in the portal, but once done, you can search the vast archive of resources to find activities on anything from particle accelerators to the Universe! You can also design your own activities and upload it on here for others to use, so this is a great way of sharing your knowledge and good practise with others. The portal can be accessed from: http://portal.discoverthecosmos.eu/ƒŠ
Discover the Cosmos Competitions: In collaboration with the other UK partners of the DtC project (Liverpool John Moores University, University of Birmingham and Cambridge University) we are holding 2 competitions - one for teachers and one for students. Teachers can win a place at the DtC summer school in Volos, Greece, this summer - all expenses paid! Students can win the chance to name an asteroid, and a real meteorite! The closing date for both these competitions is 24th April 2013. With only a limited number of entries for both competitions so far, your chances of winning are looking good!
More information on the competitions can be found here: http://www.faulkes-telescope.com/news/2519ƒŠ
ƒŠƒŠ If you need any other information or have any questions on the Discover the Cosmos project and/or opportunities, then please feel free to email Sarah RobertsƒŠat sarah.robertsfaulkes-telescope.com
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7. Dark Sky Site Launch at LNDC: The first official Dark Sky Site in Northern Ireland, and maybe in the whole Island, will be officially opened on the weekend of 27-28 April at Lough Neagh Discovery Centre, Oxford Island, near Lurgan, Co Armagh.
ƒŠƒŠ This site is designated as 'Milky Way Class', since the MW can be seen fromƒŠthere on a clear Moonless night. While it is obviously not as dark as some sites in the country, it gets the award for being a site dark enough to see the MW, for minimising localƒŠlight pollution, forƒŠpromoting Dark Sky awareness, for facilitating public access, andƒŠfor being within reasonable travelling distance for a large population, i.e. Craigavon and Greater Belfast.
ƒŠƒŠThe official opening of the spectacular andƒŠartistic new Analemmatic Human Sundial, originally planned for that W/E, has been postponed because of delays in site work due to the recent bad weather.
Location: Oxford Island is just a few miles from Junction 10ƒŠon the M1, and is well signposted from that junction.
More details of the eventsƒŠwhen available:
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8. SKY AT NIGHT:ƒŠƒŠThurs. Apr. 11 BBC 4ƒŠƒŠ 7 pm.ƒŠ Extended version (30 mins).
Presented by Chris Lintot, Guest - Caroline Smith (Nat. Hist. Museum)
Topics:ƒŠƒŠ"Secrets of Meteorites"ƒŠ & Beginners Guide to observing Saturn (per Peter Paice)ƒŠ
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9. INTERESTING WEBLINKS:ƒŠ
http://www.space.com/20580-black-hole-eats-giant-planet.html?cmpid=520725
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/04/09/astronaut-chris-hadfield-uk-space_n_3042398.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/04/09/mars-atmosphere-thinning_n_3042581.html
https://www.ras.org.uk/images/stories/press/esa_subgiant_img_d_5.jpg
http://aolbroadband.welcomescreen.aol.co.uk/video/can-you-cry-in-space/517736595/
http://www.mainsgate.com/spacebio/modules/db_resource/db_review.doc
http://www.space.com/20220-sex-in-space.html
http://www.space.com/20468-nasa-suspends-outreach.html?cmpid=520735
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/04/05/jupiters-moon-io-has-400-volcanoes_n_3018925.html
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1303/30insight/
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1304/03ams/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt318ƒŠ(astronomers expect to find 100 billion Earth-like planets!)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2306405/Give-napkin-quick-Theres-turd-floating-air-Transcript-reveals-toilet-tribulations-Apollo-astronauts.htmlƒŠNB: Not for the squeamish, or if you are just about to eat!
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10. TWITTER:ƒŠFollow theƒŠIAAƒŠon Twitter:ƒŠ IaaAstro
11. BBC THINGS TO DO WEBSITE: See theƒŠforthcoming IAA events on ƒŠ
http://www.bbc.co.uk/thingstodo. Look under 'Countryfile'.
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12. JOINING the IRISH ASTRONOMICAL ASSOCIATION is easy: This link downloads a Word document to join the IAA. http://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.ƒŠYou can also make aƒŠdonation via Paypal if you wish: just click on the 'Donate' button.ƒŠƒŠSee also www.irishastro.org.ƒŠ
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Clear skies,
Terry Moseley
mob: (0044) (0) 7979 300842
Twitter: @terrymoseley2
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