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Astronomy Ireland's Evening Classes to begin on 8 October | International Year of Astronomy in Ireland | Astronomy 2009

Astronomy Ireland's Evening Classes to begin on 8 October

Astronomy Ireland's Evening Classes begin this Thursday, October 8, and are taking place at 10 locations nationwide. These Evening Classes are very popular and are aimed towards the beginner. The course style is informal, there is no complex maths involved and questions are very much encouraged throughout the course. Topics covered include:

  • Introduction to the Night Sky
  • The Sun & the Moon
  • The Planets & Stars
  • The History of Astronomy
  • Telescopes
  • Deep Sky Objects
  • Cosmology
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    For more details of the classes you can see www.astronomy.ie/class
     
    Also, we have two special Public Lectures this week:
     
    Professor Carl Murray, a member of the imaging team on the Cassini mission, will give a talk entitled "Cassini: New Views of Saturn". At his talk, Professor Murray will discuss the incredibly successful Cassini-Huygens mission and show guests some of the spectacular images taken by Cassini's cameras over the last five years, in particular those of Saturn's fascinating ring system. Professor Murray's talks will take place in the following locations:
    • Thursday - October 8 - Dundalk - This lecture will take place in Dundalk to launch the October Evening Classes.
    • Friday - October 9 - Dublin
    For more information about these lectures you can visit www.astronomy.ie 

     International Year of Astronomy, Ireland National Node