Events over the next few weeks

Hi all,

Hope you had a good summer.

Some ongoing and upcoming events are listed below. There's probably more in the pipeline from various groups so do keep an eye on various science society/organisation web sites and their social media feeds.

John


Tuesday, September 10th - Public lecture by Nancy Atkinson, space science writer and author

The Irish Astronomical Society and the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, along with Belvedere College, SJ, are delighted to present a FREE lecture on Tuesday, September 10th in Belvedere College, Dublin by renowned US-based space science writer Nancy Atkinson. The talk will be in the Lecture Theatre in the College at 7pm.

You can book for this talk at: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/eight-years-to-the-moon-tickets-70368119941

The short link for sharing details of the talk on social media is: https://bit.ly/2ZopTwb

Nancy Atkinson has been an editor for the Universe Today web site and contributed to many space and astronomy websites and magazines over the years. In 2016, her first book, Incredible Stories From Space: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Missions Changing Our View of the Cosmos shared stories from 35 NASA scientists and engineers who send robotic spacecraft to explore the Solar System.

Nancy’s talk on September 10th will feature stories from her new book Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions. It tells the behind-the-scenes stories of over 60 Apollo engineers and scientists, many who have never had the chance to tell their version of those remarkable, unparalleled days of the 1960’s, an incredible period of science, engineering and cultural history. The stories in the book show the dedication and perseverance it took to overcome the challenges, hurdles and conflicts of doing things that had never been done before, and provide a glimpse into the lives of some of the hundreds of thousands of people who made it possible to land humans on the Moon. The book also includes over 150 images, including many that have never been published before.

Science, the magazine of The American Association for the Advancement of Science, called Eight Years to the Moon "one of the best books published on Apollo" and the St. Paul Pioneer Press, said "If you only read one book on the subject, it should be Eight Years to the Moon."
More details about Nancy at her web site http://www.nancyatkinson.com

=======================================================

Irish National Astronomy Meeting -- Sept 4th to 6th
INAM 2019 will be hosted by Armagh Observatory and Planetarium. This is generally a professional-level meeting but anyone is invited to attend. More details at https://www.inam2019.com/

BAA Out-of-Town Meeting -- Sept 6th to 8th
The British Astronomical Association will have an Out-of-Town meeting in Armagh with the theme "Comets and other small Solar System objects." The main series of talks will be on Saturday, September 7th in the Armagh City Hotel and will feature talks from members of both the professional and amateur astronomy community. More details at https://britastro.org/armagh2019

Monday, Sep 9th - "Recent Discoveries at Brú na Bóinne"
The next Astronomy Ireland talk will be given by Dr Steve Davis, School of Archeology, UCD. More details at http://www.astronomy.ie/lecture201909.php

Thursday, Sept 12th -- SCEENAC 2019 Public Lecture
As part of SCEENAC 2019 in Dublin City University, there will be a public lecture on "Extremes of Gravity" by Prof Chris Fewster, University of York. More details and booking at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/extremes-of-gravity-sceenac-2019-public-lecture-tickets-64797914306

Friday, Sept 20th -- Culture Night
Many events are organised countrywide for Culture Night and Dunsink Observatory will once again host a series of talks, exhibits, and viewing of the night sky through the historic Grubb refractor. Search for events in your area on https://culturenight.ie

Saturday, Sept 21st -- Dune (70mm)
The Irish Film Institute will screen the David Lynch directed movie of Frank Herbert's seminal 1963 novel Dune. Details at https://ifi.ie/dune-70mm-2/

Monday, Sept 23rd -- "Returning People to the Moon after Apollo"
Former space engineer Pat Norris will give the next IAS talk about his new book (published by Springer Praxis) of the same title as the talk. Venue is Ely House, 8 Ely Place, Dublin 2 at 8pm and admission is FREE. See http://www.irishastrosoc.org/ and http://www.pat-norris.com

Saturday, Sept 28th -- Frontiers of Physics 2019
Waterford Institute of Technology is the venue for this year's event organised by the Institute of Physics in Ireland. More details at https://events.iop.org/frontiers-physics-2019

to the end of September -- Moon landing art
The Sporting Emporium in Dublin has been hosting an art exhibition on the theme of the Moon landings. It is being run in conjunction with Balla Ban Art Gallery (in the Westbury Mall). More details at https://visualartists.ie/events/50th-anniversary-of-first-moon-landing-at-sporting-emporium-dublin/

Monday, Sept 30th (to Oct 4th) RDS Library Booksale
The annual RDS Library book sale takes place during the above dates. Everyone is welcome to browse and purchase out-of-date and duplicate books. More details at https://www.rds.ie/Whats-On/Event/39313

Tuesday, Oct 8th -- DCUniverse
As part of Space Week, Dublin City Universe will host an evening of four talks by researchers at the University. More details and booking at https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/dcuniverse-tickets-70013651717