From Mark Bailey, Armagh Observatory, and Greer Ramsey, Armagh County Museum
The National Museums Northern Ireland and the Armagh Observatory announce the launch of the exhibition "Portraits of Astronomers", at 8.00pm on Thursday 19th November at Armagh County Museum.
This stunning exhibition consists of 38 black and white photographic portraits featuring some of the UK's leading astronomers including household names like Sir Patrick Moore, the first Director of the Armagh Planetarium. Other local astronomers include Professor Mark Bailey, Director of the Observatory and Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, the first woman to hold the title of the President of the Institute of Physics. Each photograph is accompanied by a short explanation of what it was that inspired them to study the stars.
Among the invited guests will be Lucinda Douglas-Menzies who took the images and whose book and exhibition is a fitting tribute to the United Nations International Year of Astronomy 2009.
The organsisers would be delighted if you could join them for the launch of this very
special exhibition.
If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Sarah Millsopp, Secretary, Armagh County Museum, The Mall East, Armagh, BT61 9BE. Tel: 028-3752-3070