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From: TerryMoselaol.com Date: 4 November 2007 01:40:4 Nov 2007 Subject: 9 Lectures, 2 Exhibitions Hi all, б 1. The next monthly meeting of the East Antrim Astronomical Society will take place on Monday 5th November in the Lecture Theatre at Ballyclare High School, George Avenue (off Rashee Road), Ballyclare, Co. Antrim, commencing at 8PM. Main Speaker - Dr Miruna Popescu (Armagh Observatory) (website)Lecture - "The Sun: an exciting introduction" 2. "The Day The Sun Attacked the Earth" In September 1859, our planet was battered by a blob of superheated gas, spat out during the most violent solar flare in recorded history. When the superheated gas collided with our atmosphere, the northern lights were seen as far south as the Caribbean! Around the world telegraph systems crashed, machines burst into flames, and electric shocks rendered operators unconscious. Compasses and other sensitive instruments reeled as if struck by a massive magnetic fist. These bizarre effects caused a huge debate among astronomers, many of whom doubted that the Sun could affect the Earth this way across a distance of 150 million km. The 1859 solar flare was the most widely observed astronomical event in history, but until this year it was largely forgotten. Interest in the event has been revived because 2007 is the International Heliophysical Year with teams of astronomers across the world co-operating in the study of our local star, upon which all life on Earth depends. A new book about the 1859 event has recently been published. The Sun Kings: The Unexpected Tragedy of Richard Carrington and the Tale of How Modern Astronomy Began, was written by Stuart Clark, European Space Agency science writer, former editor of the British magazine Astronomy Now, and one of the UK's best known popular science authors. His book also reveals new details about the sordid scandal that destroyed Richard Carrington's reputation and led him from the highest echelons of science to the lowest reaches of love, villainy and revenge. Dr Clark is doing a promotional lecture tour and book signing for Astronomy Ireland in Cork, Galway and Dundalk at the following venues - November 5 (Monday) 8pm Arts Millennium Building - NUI Galway November 6 (Tuesday) 8pm Jury's Hotel, Western Road, Cork November 7 (Wednesday) 8pm Dundalk Institute of Technology, Dundalk Admission: 5 euro (3 euro to AI members, Under 18's, OAP's) Tickets are available at the door or visit www.astronomy.ie or call Astronomy Ireland on (01) 847 0777 ALL WELCOME Book Signing: Copies of Dr. Clark's book will be available at the venues for 25 euro each and the author will be more than happy to sign a copy for you. 3. "What The Builder Saw: The Prehistoric Astronomy of Newgrange". Public Lecture at Newgrange Visitor Centre, Bru na Boinne, Donore, Co Meath. To mark the 40th anniversary of the first modern observation of the Winter Solstice Sunrise phenomenon at Newgrange by Prof O'Kelly, Bru na Boinne is holding a series of public lectures. The first one will be on Wednesday November 7, at 8 p.m. by Terry Moseley (yes, me.) The lecture will consider what the ancient people of the Boyne Valley, the builders of Newgrange, would have known about the sky and astronomy in general, what they might have known, and what they probably did not know. It will then relate this to the astronomical orientation of the Newgrange passage, and other megalithic monuments which may have astronomical significance, and attempt to offer suggestions as to the purpose of the Newgrange winter solstice sunrise alignment. Admission free, but it might be advisable to reserve a place by contacting the manager, Clare Tuffy: clare.tuffy
opw.ie 4. "Mars: A Cosmic Stepping Stone" The South Dublin Astronomical Society is holding its next monthly meeting on Thursday 8th November which features a talk on Mars. Admission is free and all are welcome. Details: Title: Mars: A Cosmic Stepping Stone. Speaker: Dr. Kevin Nolan. Venue: Gonzaga College, Ranelagh, Dublin. Date: 8th November, 8:00pm 5. Discover Science & Engineering are hosting a series of lectures to celebrate Science Week 2007. You might be interested in the Science and Space Travel Lecture by Joe Edwards. Details: Joe Edwards, Former NASA Astronaut, Former Chairman of the National Science Centre in US "Science and Space Travel" on Wednesday 14th November - Royal Irish Academy, Dawson Street, Dublin 2 from 18:30 to 20:00 Please note that places are limited and if you plan to attend you must register for a seat allocation on www.scienceweek.ie/lectures, or to find out more information, please contact Nicolas Reitzaum on 01 678 9333. More on science week at www.scienceweek.ie. 6. Galileo, Galileo: who on earth was Galileo? Deirdre Kelleghan will provide some answers in the Irish Astronomical Society public talk this month. Monday, November 19, 8 p.m.; admission free. Dunsink Observatory, Dublin 15 www.irishastrosoc.org 7. Hubble Space Telescope. The Irish North Materials Group (a group of engineers and scientists affiliated with the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining) invites you to a talk which may be of interest: "Through the Eyes of the Hubble Space Telescope", by Dr Robin Catchpole (Institute of Astronomy - Cambridge). The talk will include technology involved in the Hubble Space Telescope as well as the abilities of the telescope as such. Venue: University of Ulster at Belfast (also known as the Arts College). Date: 27 November 2007. Time: 18:00. Admission free. All welcome. Art & Society 8. In your own time: Irish artist Grace Weir, who has long been interested in physics, time and astronomy (previous works include films made at Dunsink Observatory), now has four films on exhibition at London's Science Museum. The exhibition, part of the museum's Arts Projects, is a world premiere, and explores black holes, relativity, and notions of time and light. Until November 25. To coincide with the exhibition, the DANA science Centre in London is hosting an evening event with Grace and a panel of philosophers of physics. November 8, 7 p.m. Science Museum: link / DANA Centre: link 9. Aspects of the Moon: a series of 100 portraits imaginatively linked to phases of the moon by Japanese artist Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892). Opens at the Chester Beatty library on November 16, and runs until February 2008. Admission free. On loan from the Museum of International for Folk Art, New Mexico, USA. link Clear Skies, Terry Moseley
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