Astronomy Ireland Events 2004

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2004 Please note that events, lectures etc. are subject to change throughout the year and the following is only intended as a guide. "NEXT EVENING CLASSES SEPTEMBER" January 8 - 10:    Esat BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2004 12:         NEW YEAR LECTURE DCU "Exploring Space at the European Space Agency" By Prof. David Southwood (Science Director at ESA Paris) 20 Evening Classes start in DCU Dublin 9 February 9:         Monthly Lecture DCU "The Enigma of the Origin of Life on Earth and the Question of Extraterrestrial Life; Fact and Fictions" By Prof. R.N. Butler NUI Galway. March 8:         Special NASA Lecture in DCU "Heading for Mars" by Dr. Stuart Smith, NASA Ames Centre, Calif. & Dept. Psychology TCD. April 12:         Monthly Lecture DCU "Ireland in Space"  by Prof Susan McKenna Lawlor "Ireland's leading space mission designer" 23 1st Annual Golf Outing & Astronomy Evening Carlow  May 4 Lunar Eclipse Watches 7 **Star-B-Q**  Ireland's largest gathering of Amateur Astronomers  The first of Astronomy Ireland's two Star-B-Qs of the year. 10:         Monthly Lecture DCU "The Transit of Venus"       by Dr Ed Barnett  Space Encounters June 8 Venus Transit Watches  14:         Monthly Lecture DCU "Submillimetre Astronomy"       by Dr. Neil Trappe Dept. Exp. Physics NUI Maynooth. July 8: The Solar System, 8pm in the Education Centre, at the Upper Lake, Glendalough, Wicklow Mountains National Park, Co.  Wicklow. By Colm J. Cannon 12:         Monthly Lecture DCU "Virtual Telescopes in Education"   By Bart Buschots Bsc, AMInstP, Maynooth. August 9:         Monthly Lecture DCU "Titan Blinks" By Dr.Alan Fitzsimmons, Physics Dept. Queen's University, Belfast.  13    **Star-B-Q**  book now The second of Astronomy Ireland's Star-B-Qs. September 13: Monthly Lecture DCU "Mars - life in hostile Environments" By Dr. Tom Mason, Armagh Planetarium. October 07       Evening Classes DCU Information and Booking 11  Monthly Lecture DCU               "The search for Novae and Supernovae - from visual to laptop" By Guy M. Hurst UK President British Astronomical Assoc. and editor "The Astronomer Magazine".   *Click here for details and how to get tickets* November 08:         Monthly Lecture DCU "High resolution imaging of the Planets" by Damian Peach. UK. Director of BAA Saturn section *Click here for details and how to get tickets* 13 - 14: **Astro-Expo** Ireland's Biggest Astronomy and Space Exhibition December *Note Date*      Tues 07:         Christmas Lecture - DCU Lord Rosse: The Beginning of Deep Space Astronomy in 19th Century Ireland By Dr. Allan Chapman  Modern History Faculty, Wadham College, Oxford and star of Channel 4 Series "Chariots of the Gods"   *Click here for details and how to get tickets* Last years events calendar