From: TerryMoselaol.com
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 16:35:25 EDT
Subject: Superb HST/Faulkes Event, Newtonian drama
Hi all,
1. Over 1000 people attended the Ulster Museum yesterday afternoon, many of
them specifically for the excellent HST 15th Anniversary + Faulkes Telescope
observing event, organised by Robert Hill & Dr Tom Mason of Armagh Planetarium.
Robert gave a series of his usual excellent & lively presentation on 15 years
of the HST, culminating with two huge real hard copy photos (and I mean
huge!) of the two special anniversary images, one of which was an amazingly
beautiful photo of M51, and the other a highly detailed shot of a star birth region,
a sort of single 'Pillar of Creation'.
As well as that, he had booked several 30 minute slots for live operation of
the 2-metre Faulkes Robotic telescope on Hawaii, and IAA members & others got
to take a couple of live photos: the session I was in snapped Jupiter, M51 and
M5. Jupiter in only 1/100", and M5 and M51 in 10" each - amazing!
The IAA stand in the Museum generated a lot of interest, and Anna from the
Planetarium was selling the usual stuff, plus the new HST special DVD at £6.99.
You can order it direct from the Planetarium (IAA members can get 10% discount
by quoting their membership number, but that does not apply to buying
on-line; there's no facility for generating discount that way).
Congratulations to Tom & particularly to Robert who did most of the
background work, (and maybe most of the foreground work too?) for a really excellent &
memorable event!
2. "Calculus". A special dramatic presentation on the great rivalry and
counterclaims between Newton and Leibnitz on the invention of Calculus will take
place in the Schrodinger Lecture Theatre, TCD, at 8 p.m. on 17th, 19th & 20th
May, with a reception at 7.30 p.m. Written by Carl Djerassi, directed by Philip
O'Sullivan, produced by Denis Weaire. Tickets 5 euro (student 3 euro) from Physics
Dept, TCD.
Info: Sandra Ellis, TCD Physics, Tel: (01) 608-1262, Email: ellissatcd.ie
Clear Skies,
Terry Moseley
aol.com Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 16:35:25 EDT Subject: Superb HST/Faulkes Event, Newtonian drama Hi all, 1. Over 1000 people attended the Ulster Museum yesterday afternoon, many of them specifically for the excellent HST 15th Anniversary + Faulkes Telescope observing event, organised by Robert Hill & Dr Tom Mason of Armagh Planetarium. Robert gave a series of his usual excellent & lively presentation on 15 years of the HST, culminating with two huge real hard copy photos (and I mean huge!) of the two special anniversary images, one of which was an amazingly beautiful photo of M51, and the other a highly detailed shot of a star birth region, a sort of single 'Pillar of Creation'. As well as that, he had booked several 30 minute slots for live operation of the 2-metre Faulkes Robotic telescope on Hawaii, and IAA members & others got to take a couple of live photos: the session I was in snapped Jupiter, M51 and M5. Jupiter in only 1/100", and M5 and M51 in 10" each - amazing! The IAA stand in the Museum generated a lot of interest, and Anna from the Planetarium was selling the usual stuff, plus the new HST special DVD at £6.99. You can order it direct from the Planetarium (IAA members can get 10% discount by quoting their membership number, but that does not apply to buying on-line; there's no facility for generating discount that way). Congratulations to Tom & particularly to Robert who did most of the background work, (and maybe most of the foreground work too?) for a really excellent & memorable event! 2. "Calculus". A special dramatic presentation on the great rivalry and counterclaims between Newton and Leibnitz on the invention of Calculus will take place in the Schrodinger Lecture Theatre, TCD, at 8 p.m. on 17th, 19th & 20th May, with a reception at 7.30 p.m. Written by Carl Djerassi, directed by Philip O'Sullivan, produced by Denis Weaire. Tickets 5 euro (student 3 euro) from Physics Dept, TCD. Info: Sandra Ellis, TCD Physics, Tel: (01) 608-1262, Email: ellissa
