Shannonside Astronomy Club -
Limerick, Clare & Tipperary. S.A.C. meet on the first Wed of the month at 8PM room 208 in Mary Immaculate College, Limerick. We run group observing sessions, visitors talks, workshops and more. Newcomers welcome!
Limerick, Clare & Tipperary. S.A.C. meet on the first Wed of the month at 8PM room 208 in Mary Immaculate College, Limerick. We run group observing sessions, visitors talks, workshops and more. Newcomers welcome!
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- Public Lecture 'The Christmas ...
Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
Wednesday, December 2 at 8:00pm
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Every year in December,Shanonside Astronomy Club receive calls and emails from the public asking all sorts of questions about the 'Christmas Star'
This December, Club Chairman Frank Ryan Jr will talk about the
origins and popularization of the story of the 'Star'
or the 'Star of Bethlehem' as it is sometimes called.
He wil...l take an objective look at the biblical text,dating system, actual astronomical records & understanding of celestial mechanics at the time
to develop some theories as to what the 'Star' may or may have not been.
This one hour lecture is open to everybody and suitable for all ages.
Free for first time attendees.
Meeting will commence at 8PM - 9PM with a run through using planetarium software
on projector of what to look out for in the nights sky in December by
our observing guru, Dave Lillis.
Followed by Frank at 9PM until 10PM with 'The Christmas Star' lecture.
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This December, Club Chairman Frank Ryan Jr will talk about the
origins and popularization of the story of the 'Star'
or the 'Star of Bethlehem' as it is sometimes called.
He wil...l take an objective look at the biblical text,dating system, actual astronomical records & understanding of celestial mechanics at the time
to develop some theories as to what the 'Star' may or may have not been.
This one hour lecture is open to everybody and suitable for all ages.
Free for first time attendees.
Meeting will commence at 8PM - 9PM with a run through using planetarium software
on projector of what to look out for in the nights sky in December by
our observing guru, Dave Lillis.
Followed by Frank at 9PM until 10PM with 'The Christmas Star' lecture.
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An objective look at the origions & theories of the legend that is 'The Christmas Star'
Time:8:00PM Wednesday, December 2nd
Location:Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
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Peter Houshold of Cork Astronomy Club will give a talk this Wed entitled
'Life in the Universe.
Part of the Shannonside Astronomy Clubs 12 monthly meetings, first time attendees are welcome to this talk free of charge.
Room 206, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, 8 PM.
(Photo of the Great Orion Nebula by Frank Ryan Jr)
Time:8:00PM Wednesday, November 4th
Location:Mary Immaculate College
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Dr. Chuck Wood gives a fascinating talk about The Moon for the 2009 Shannonside Astronomy Club Burren Starparty. This is just a 10 min excerpt from that talk. To obtain a DVD with the full one hour talk ...
Source: www.youtube.com
Piers Bizony gives a fascinating talk entitled 'Where have all our spaceships gone?' for the 2009 Shannonside Astronomy Club Burren Starparty. This is just a 10 min excerpt from that talk. To obtain a DVD with the full one hour talk and Dr. ...
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MONDAY NIGHT SKY SHOW:
When the sun sets on Monday, Oct. 26th, go
outside and look south. Jupiter and the Moon are converging
for a beautiful conjunction. The bright pair can been seen
even through thinly-clouded skies and city lights. Don't miss
it.
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LUNAR IMPACT: NASA has updated the time of Friday morning's lunar
impact. The LCROSS booster rocket will plunge into crater Cabeus
at 4:31 am PDT (11:31 UT) followed by the LCROSS
mothership four minutes later. Tune into NASA
TV for live coverage of the event beginning at 3:15 am PDT (10:15
UT). http://spaceweather.com/
SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth
Source: spaceweather.com
GIANT NEW RING AROUND SATURN: Just when you thought every big thing in the Solar System had already been discovered, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has found an extraordinary new "supersized" ring around Saturn. Get the full story from Science@NASA.
Shannonside Astronomy Club Burren Starparty feature in the Clare People.
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Shuttle & External tank to be visible passing over Ireland on Saturday morning after
lift off.
STS128 Discovery is scheduled to launch at 4:59AM GMT Saturday.
Approx 17 min later the craft and jettosoned external fuel tank will be
(weather permitting) plainly visible blazing across Irish skies.
If your up, keep a look out!
(that go's for people in planes too!)
Source: www.youtube.com
On board Air Canada 981 bound to Toronto from Nassau we saw the launch of the shuttle
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Shuttle Managers Target Discovery's Liftoff for Friday Night.
The Mission Management Team has concluded with the decision to target launch
for Friday, Aug. 28 at 11:59 p.m. EDT instead of 12:22 a.m. Friday morning.
The additional time will allow teams to plan in case they see the same
reading that happened with the liquid hydrogen fill and drain valve that
caused Tuesday afternoon's launch scrub during tanking.
Source: www.nasa.gov
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Shuttle Launch Scrubbed due to bad weather.
The mission management team will meet at 8 p.m. GMT today to give the “go- no go” for fueling Discovery.
Weather for tanking and launch is currently at 70 percent acceptable for a 06:10 GMT Wednesday morning launch.
Source: www.nasa.gov
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launch of shuttle is on schedule for 6:36 a.m. GMT Tuesday morning.
Once again, circa 18 min after launch, both Shuttle and external tank will
pass over the South of Ireland.
Watch live on NASA TV.
Source: www.nasa.gov
NASA.gov brings you images, videos and interactive features from the unique perspective of America’s space agency. Get the latest updates on NASA missions, subscribe to blogs, RSS feeds and podcasts, ...
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Shannonside Astronomy Club Chairman Frank Ryan
& Observing Director Dave Lillis
radio interview on West Limerick 102FM.
Shannonside Astronomy Club Perseid Meteor Shower 2009 - August 12th
Source: science.nasa.gov
July 31, 2009: Earth is entering a stream of dusty debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle, the source of the annual Perseid meteor shower. Although the shower won't peak until August 11th and 12th, the show is already getting underway.
Shannonside Astronomy Club Shuttle launch scrubbed again until Wednesday at 10:58PM (BST)
