From: TerryMoselaol.com

Date: 15 November 2014 15:57:29 GMT

Subject: Lecture, Subs, Dinner, Virgin Crash, ISS, Observing, Rosetta, Sl. Gullion event

Hi all,

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1. IAA LECTURE: The next IAA public lecture will be on WednesdayƒŠ5 November, at 7.30 p.m. It will be givenƒŠbyƒŠDr Mike Simms, of the Ulster Museum. Title:ƒŠ "What Meteorites Tell Us About The Early Solar System".

ƒŠƒŠ NB: We are aware that there have been problems hearing the speaker from the back of the lecture theatre, partly due to the noise from the twin data projector cooling fans. We will ensure that all future speakers use a microphone to prevent this problem recurring.

ƒŠƒŠ Our knowledge of the formation of the Earth and what conditions were like in the protoplanetary nebula surrounding the Sun, from which Earth and the other planets formed, is largely derived from the study of the various types of meteorites.ƒŠ

See for example: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141113142110.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_science+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Science+News%29ƒŠ

ƒŠ These itemsƒŠare also interesting: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2832396/Black-Beauty-meteorite-2011-expected-fetch-63-000.htmlƒŠ

and http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141103161946.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_science+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Science+News%29

ƒŠƒŠ Mike is an expert on meteorites, and always gives an entertaining and well-presented and informative talk.

ƒŠThis lecture will as usualƒŠbe in theƒŠBell Lecture theatre, Physics building, main QUB Campus.ƒŠ

ƒŠƒŠ The lectureƒŠis free and open to all, including free refreshments.ƒŠVenue: the Bell Lecture Theatre, Physics Building, Queen's University, Belfast, at 7.30 p.m.ƒŠ

ƒŠƒŠ Thanks to the Astrophysics Research Centre, QUB, for help in hosting these lectures.

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2. IAA SUBSCRIPTIONS: Subscriptions for the current year (2014 - 2015) are now overdue. If you do not renew your subscription, your membership will cease, and you won't get the next copy of our excellent magazine, STARDUST. See last item below for details of how to pay.

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3.ƒŠƒŠIAA 40th Anniversary Dinner: 28 Nov. Bookings are still open for this event, with some places still available. It's excellent value, and there will be free entertainment included:

(1) An amusing and light-hearted after dinner speech by the ever-popular Prof Alan Fitzsimmons of QUB (you may have heard him on radio being interviewed about Rosetta and Philae)

2. Memorabilia and photo-gallery (aka Rogues gallery!)

3. A free fun quiz, with spot prizes.

Booking form attached.

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4. Virgin Galactic's Spaceship 2 crash - latest.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2818122/Branson-s-space-firm-ignored-repeated-warnings-Storm-exploding-spaceship-grows.htmlƒŠ Does this all sound very familiar? Remember all the experts and their wildly different theories about what happened to Malaysian Airlines MH370? So far, not one of them has been proved right. Let's wait & see what the official investigation says.

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5: ISS: The International Space Station has started another series of morning passes over Ireland. See www.heavens-above.com for details for your own location.ƒŠ

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6.ƒŠƒŠIAA Observing Nights at Delamont Country Park

These very popular weekendƒŠobserving sessionsƒŠhave started again with some very successful viewing. Delamont is well signposted off the A22 just South of Killyleagh, (North of Downpatrick)ƒŠCo Down. They are suitable for anyone, but are aimed especially at beginners.

We bring our own large telescopes; bring your own if you have a portable one.

ƒŠƒŠThe eventsƒŠwork like this: If it's clear on the Friday night, the event goes ahead. If not, we try again on the Saturday night. If both are cloudy, we try again on the following weekend, same procedure. To check if it's going ahead, check the IAA website: www.irishastro.org up to 6.0 p.m.ƒŠon each day, and forƒŠdates forƒŠnext session:ƒŠIf cloudy, we'll try again on the next date on the list.âÀ

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7. ROSETTAƒŠMission to Comet 67-P

ƒŠWhere is Philae? http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141114150252.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fspace_time+%28Space+%26+Time+News+--+ScienceDaily%29ƒŠ

Philae sending images & data: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141113073942.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fspace_time+%28Space+%26+Time+News+--+ScienceDaily%29ƒŠ

Rosetta: What happens next? http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141113075053.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fspace_time+%28Space+%26+Time+News+--+ScienceDaily%29ƒŠ(It didn't land carephilae enough.....)

Three cheers for Monica, who gave an excellent lecture to the IAA some years ago: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2832797/It-s-exciting-m-going-cry-Rosetta-scientist-overcome-emotion-comet-probe-s-landing-jumps-joy-grabs-BBC-reporter.htmlƒŠ

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2834382/It-s-time-risks-coming-end-Rosetta-probe-deploy-drill-ditch-attempt-comet-samples-clock-ticks-fading-battery-power.htmlƒŠ

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2834993/Is-comet-67P-actually-alien-spaceship-Conspiracy-theorists-claim-Rosetta-secret-mission-make-contact.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2832751/Rosetta-s-probe-stable-Philae-confirms-s-holding-67P-scientists-fear-tumbled-side.htmlƒŠ

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2834451/Philae-comet-probe-scientist-embroiled-sexism-row-shirt-featuring-scantily-clad-women.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2814133/Rosetta-s-comet-Esa-releases-new-images-cliffs-dust-dunes-boulders-space-rock-s-surface.htmlƒŠ

BUT: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/11/14/rosetta-comet-landing-hoax-fake_n_6156880.html?ir=UK+TechƒŠ Were there always as many deluded imbeciles as there appear to be now, but they just had no medium to put forward their crazy ideas? Or has the internet actually bred more of them? I'm just waiting for one of them to say that actually this comet is really Nibiru!ƒŠ

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8. Armagh Planetarium Doctor Who Event, 15-16 November:ƒŠ

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ƒŠArmagh Planetarium is hosting the Emerald GarrisonâÀÙs brand new exhibition, âÀÜDimensions in TimeâÀÝ.ƒŠ This fan-run event celebrates all things Doctor Who with costumed characters portraying everyone from Cybermen to Daleks and even the Doctor himself.ƒŠ If you have your own costume, why not join in!

ƒŠ There will be a chance to get your picture taken with the famous TARDIS and time travel to a scene from the Tom Baker era! Lots of photo opportunities and fun for all the family!

Entrance to the exhibit is FREE

Normal admission charges to Planetarium Digital Theatre Shows apply.ƒŠ To view a list of our shows visit www.armaghplanet.com.ƒŠ Pre-booking for a show is essential on 028 37523689.

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9. Public Astronomy Night at Slieve Gullion, 30 NovemberƒŠ

The IAA will be holding another public astronomy outreach event, this time at a new dark sky venue, the visitor's centre at Slieve Gullion Forest Park, near the village of Meigh, SW of Newry. More details in next bulletin, but mark your diaries now.

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10. Keep pure observational astronomy course from closure (Thanks to Aswin Sekar at Armagh Observatory for this):

https://www.change.org/p/dr-malcolm-thomas-keep-bsc-observational-astronomy-at-the-university-of-south-wales

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11. FAEROES ECLIPSE TRIP: The next Total Solar Eclipse visible on Earth will be on 20ƒŠMarch, 2015. This total eclipse trackƒŠwill only cross land on Earth in two places: the Faeroes, and Svalbard in the far North Atlantic. IAA member and eclipse author Dr Kate Russo will be leading a tour to observe this eclipse in the Faeroes. I have the honour to be the 'eclipse/astronomy/aurora expert' on the trip, on which we hope to be able to get good views of the aurora as well as the eclipse itself. SeeƒŠƒŠhttp://www.independenttraveller.com/experiences/photography/astronomy/total-solar-eclipse-2015-faroe-islands. You can also find out more details on the eclipse blog site: http://independenttraveller.com/blog/

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12. UKSEDS National Conference: The 27th Annual UKSEDS NationalƒŠ

Student Space Conference will be held on the weekend of 28 February - 1 MarchƒŠ

2015, and hosted by Surrey EARS at the University of Surrey. Early bird ticketsƒŠ

are now available.ƒŠ

ƒŠƒŠThe UKSEDS National Student Space Conference is theƒŠ

premier event for space students, bringing together students, academics, andƒŠ

professionals from across the country to share knowledge of space, discuss theƒŠ

challenges facing the sector, and to create new links between groups. ItƒŠ

features talks by leading space science and industry figures, a careers fair,ƒŠ

and opportunities to take part in discussions and networkingƒŠ

events.

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The Conference is run and organised by UKSEDS,ƒŠ

the UK's student space society, which unites space-enthusiasts at universitiesƒŠ

across the country. A different UKSEDS branch hostsƒŠ

the conference each year,ƒŠ

and next year it will be hosted by SurreyƒŠ

Electronic and Amateur Radio Society (EARS),ƒŠ

at the UniversityƒŠ

of Surrey.ƒŠ

UKSEDS' founding conference was held in 1988 at the Science Museum, London,ƒŠ

making this year's event our 27th.

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There are expected to be upwards of 200 attendees, primarily undergraduate andƒŠ

graduate engineers and scientists with a strong interest in the space industryƒŠ

who are looking to learn more about space projects and potentialƒŠ

employers.ƒŠ

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Special early bird rate tickets are now open on our conference minisite atƒŠ

ukseds.org/nssc2015ƒŠ

and will be available until 31 December. One-day tickets, and tickets for theƒŠ

evening social will become available after that point. Your ticket grants youƒŠ

access to the conference and includes lunch. Saturday tickets include theƒŠ

evening networking reception.

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We also offer a number of different sponsorship packages which can be tailoredƒŠ

to your requirements. These include having a stand in our exhibition hall,ƒŠ

presenting a talk as part of the conference, sponsoring coffee, lunch, aƒŠ

networking reception, or an evening social event. If you are interested inƒŠ

exhibiting or sponsoring contact conferenceukseds.org.ƒŠ

Due to the nature of some of these opportunities we are only able to offer aƒŠ

limited number, so please get in touch soon to avoidƒŠ

disappointment.ƒŠƒŠƒŠ

Meanwhile follow the hashtag #NSSC15 on social media and join our Facebook eventƒŠ

here.

CONTACTS: RyanƒŠ

Laird, Vice-Chair of UKSEDS conferenceukseds.org

13. ARCHAEOASTRONOMY TRIP TO NEWGRANGE and KNOWTH, 2015, These trips have proved so popular that as soon as I got back from the last one,ƒŠStranmillis UniversityƒŠCollege Institute of LifeLong Learning asked me to lead another one next spring!ƒŠƒŠLike the last one, the next trip willƒŠinclude a visit to the Knowth Tomb as well. It has the largest collection of Megalithic art anywhere in Europe in one single site, some of which is reckoned to be astronomical. Booking for thus very popular, non-technical trip will open later, but if you want to go, note the date in your diary: Sat 9 May. More details when the new brochure comes out.

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14. NEXT YEAR'S STAR PARTIES:ƒŠƒŠ

Galway Astrofest: Feb 21, 2015, Theme: "New Worlds - New Horizons" Excellent speaker line-up already!ƒŠƒŠLatest news on speakers: To provide detailed insight into spaceƒŠmissions one of the agencyâÀÙs senior scientific advisors;ƒŠ Professor Michael Perryman will talk about the GAIA mission, while Professor Susan McKenna Lawlor will look at the Rosetta Comet mission for which her team built an instrument for the Philae lander.ƒŠƒŠSee http://galwayastronomyclub.ie/ƒŠCheck for latest updates.ƒŠ

ƒŠCOSMOS: April 17th to 19th 2015, Shamrock LodgeHotel, Athlone.

Skelligs Star Party: 14-16 August,ƒŠBallinskelligs, Co Kerry.ƒŠ This is a Gold Medal winning Dark Sky site.ƒŠ see www.skelligstarparty.comƒŠ

AI 'Star-B-Q': 15 August, An Tochar GAA Grounds, Roundwood, Co.Wicklow.

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15: Interesting Weblinks:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2822127/Explore-International-Space-Station-3D-Videos-users-virtual-tour-ISS-let-inside-water-bubble.htmlƒŠ

http://on.aol.co.uk/video/stunning-footage-from-space-of-aurora-over-new-zealand-518501173?playlist=160757&icid=hpaolonƒŠ

http://aolbroadband.welcomescreen.aol.co.uk/video/our-universe-may-exist-from-collision-with-other-universe/518512960/ƒŠ

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2834535/Almost-New-Horizons-probe-ready-wake-call-approaches-Pluto-historic-encounter-dwarf-planet.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2835170/From-perfectly-round-forests-New-Zealand-astonishing-river-patterns-Bay-Bengal-Nasa-reveals-stunning-images-Earths-untouched-sanctuaries.html

http://aolbroadband.welcomescreen.aol.co.uk/video/canada-now-part-of-mission-to-visit-asteroid-possibly-headed-for-earth/518330048/

http://aolbroadband.welcomescreen.aol.co.uk/video/nasa-telescope-observes-planetforming-asteroid-collision/518392040/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2831667/Storms-Uranus-Astronomers-spot-huge-flashes-light-icy-blue-giant-edge-solar-system.htmlƒŠand

Extreme Storms on Uranus http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141112144819.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_science+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Science+News%29ƒŠ(no jokes about bursts of methane, please...)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2828927/Dark-matter-MASSIVE-Theory-claims-mysterious-substance-objects-mass-planet.htmlƒŠBut it's not 'dark matter', but 'dark energy', which is crucial to understanding how the universe is expanding. Although of course the total amount of matter in the universe is a factor.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2828836/Five-things-Interstellar-got-wrong-points-got-right-Space-experts-reveal-scientifically-accurate-film-actually-is.htmlƒŠ

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2826131/The-mind-blowing-firework-display-saw-Nasa-reveals-comet-grazed-Mars-caused-thousands-shooting-stars-second-entire-sky-turned-yellow.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2826048/Hubble-spots-massive-eye-sky-reveal-massive-dust-clouds-left-planets-form-say-moon-formed.htmlƒŠ Amazing. But please, please, please, don't let anyone call this 'the Eye of God'. We've had one of those already!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2824103/Esa-spacecraft-discover-70-000-planets-outside-solar-maps-Milky-Way.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2823592/Nasa-s-rover-pal-Small-robot-scout-rocky-terrain-ahead-prevent-accidents.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2823496/The-break-phenomenon-feeling-isolation-hamper-efforts-send-astronauts-Mars.htmlƒŠThat could be the least of their worries!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2824282/A-home-MOON-European-Space-Agency-reveals-plans-human-settlement-outside-Earth-says-inflatable-base-3D-printing-robots.htmlƒŠ Where are they going to get all the water to turn the lunar soil into pulp? And that water will all be lost, as it will just evaporate / sublimate as the pulp dries out.ƒŠ

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2821838/The-universe-compared-EARTH-Astronomer-creates-images-reveal-size-stars-planets-moons-relation-planet.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2821893/Engine-failed-rocket-launch-likely-pulled.html

Our BH caused binary stars merger http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141103192136.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_science+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Science+News%29ƒŠ

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/11/04/titan-lake-photo-cassini_n_6098378.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2819714/The-clock-won-t-lose-second-five-BILLION-years-shows-gravity-affecting-quickly-time-passes.htmlƒŠNB: Six sentences from the end: "1 part in 1016" should read "1 part in 10 ^16" (i.e. 10 to the power 16).

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2820849/Space-Oddity-Hit-recording-International-Space-Station-Chris-Hadfield-released-David-Bowie-gives-blessing-hit-song.htmlƒŠIf you missed it first time...

Planet birth imaged by ALMA http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141106082045.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_science+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Science+News%29ƒŠand http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2823586/The-detailed-image-planet-s-birth-taken-Alma-snaps-stunning-baby-picture-disc-450-light-years-away.htmlƒŠ

Dark Matter may be massive: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141104111629.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fspace_time+%28Space+%26+Time+News+--+ScienceDaily%29ƒŠNB: In the last section, the figures should be expressed as exponentials, e.g. "109" should be 10^9 or 10 to the power 9; and 1018 should be 10^18 or 10 to power 18.ƒŠ

Mystery sea of stars: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141106143723.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_science+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Science+News%29ƒŠ

Exoplanet construction site: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141106143534.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_science+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Science+News%29ƒŠ

Tail discovered on asteroid! http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141111111321.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_science+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Science+News%29ƒŠTraditional distinctions are getting more and more blurred - As well as the comet/asteroid crossover:

When is a large meteoroid an asteroid? When is an asteroid a dwarf planet? When is a dwarf planet really a planet? When is a moon a moon, and when is itƒŠthe smaller member of a binary planet? When is a giant planet a brown dwarf star? When is a brown dwarf a proper star? When is a large globular cluster a small Population 2 satellite galaxy? And so on....

Jets, Bubbles and Bursts of Light: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141106104042.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fspace_time+%28Space+%26+Time+News+--+ScienceDaily%29ƒŠ

Looking into galaxies starforming centres http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141106165137.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_science+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Science+News%29

Synthetic biology for longterm space exploration http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141106132311.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_science+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Science+News%29

Galactic merger in distant cluster http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141110161032.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_science+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Science+News%29ƒŠ

Baby photos of scaled up solar system http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141110150928.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_science+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Science+News%29ƒŠ

Asteroid's size measured http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141110150926.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fspace_time+%28Space+%26+Time+News+--+ScienceDaily%29ƒŠ

Supernova Aftermath http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141110083356.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_science+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Science+News%29ƒŠ

Story behind galactic crashƒŠhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141110083631.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_science+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Science+News%29

Lightning from a Black Hole http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141110090721.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fspace_time+%28Space+%26+Time+News+--+ScienceDaily%29ƒŠ

Triple Star System forming http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141103121034.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_science+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Science+News%29ƒŠ

Jupiter's Great Red Spot analysed http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141112133207.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_science+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Science+News%29ƒŠ

Energetic particles from MW's Black Hole http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2833943/The-mystery-centre-Milky-Way-Astronomers-shocked-energetic-particles-spewing-black-hole-centre-galaxy.html

Galaxies being stripped of gas http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141113152918.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_science+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Science+News%29ƒŠ

Is there organic material on Mars? http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141113110018.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_science+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Science+News%29ƒŠ

Mars has macroweather http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141113110020.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fspace_time+%28Space+%26+Time+News+--+ScienceDaily%29ƒŠ

Name an Exoplanet! http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141106082632.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fspace_time+%28Space+%26+Time+News+--+ScienceDaily%29ƒŠand http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141106082632.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fspace_time+%28Space+%26+Time+News+--+ScienceDaily%29ƒŠ

New String Field Theory http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141103142326.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_technology+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Technology+News%29ƒŠ

Sustainability and exobiology http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141106101734.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fearth_climate+%28Earth+%26+Climate+News+--+ScienceDaily%29ƒŠ

Young active compact galaxies http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141113140007.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_science+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Science+News%29ƒŠ

NASA's Orion at Spacepad: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141112183619.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fspace_time+%28Space+%26+Time+News+--+ScienceDaily%29ƒŠ

Looking for 100s of Black Holes http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141114085633.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fspace_time+%28Space+%26+Time+News+--+ScienceDaily%29

New Wide-View Space Telescope? http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141114124444.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fspace_time+%28Space+%26+Time+News+--+ScienceDaily%29

Parallel worlds gives quantum weirdness http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141112131927.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_science+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Science+News%29ƒŠ

The Peres Conjecture is false: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141105093458.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_technology+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Technology+News%29ƒŠThis is mainly of local interest, as most of us won't understand it. But the "Bell" referred to is Belfast man & QUB graduate John BellƒŠafter whom the Bell Lecture Theatre in the Physics Building, where the IAA holds its meetings, is named. And we've just had the 50th anniversary of the publication of his famous paper on the matter. See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-29904682ƒŠ

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16. TWITTER:ƒŠFollow theƒŠIAAƒŠon Twitter: The account is now operational again as before: IaaAstro.

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17. JOINING the IRISH ASTRONOMICAL ASSOCIATION is easy: This link downloads a Word document to join the IAA. http://documents.irishastro.org.uk/iaamembership.doc

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