In order to get more listeners, we have had to start a promo push. So you may be hearing promo's at the end of each episode. but only the first 25-50 of you who download. Its complicated stuff.

Here in SDAS, we need to get the word out in order to attract sponcers, in order to make this profitable, in order to get more equipment and pay the airfair of the ou-of-the country speakers. So we are going on a push.
This means that you may hear targeterd (and none targeted) advertisements at the end of this podcast. Or not. (we are set to only make the first 50 people listion. difficult stuff!). so dont be supprised!
Cian Mac Mahon
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we need all of our viewers to compleat our survay.

Hi again, just to let you lot of podcasties know that i will be doing a talk on  "Podcasting: Stars online" (how podcasts can change the way we look at astronomy) at September 18th, Ely House, 8 Ely Place, Dublin 2 for the Irish Astronomical society. Not sure how the Charging in works, but if you want to know how i podcast, turn up and ask me there.
Cian Mac Mahon

Well, loyal people who have kept up with us through the holidays, we have served up more then 500 helpings of Astronomy Club fun, which I think is quite amazing for  show which only has a handful of episodes!

Well, we are back, and with some more great content. Lets look through what is going on with episode 3 (and we will be monthly again until the end of the school year!)

The topic for the evening is "Mr Messier and his Catalogue". The Messier catalogue is considered THE list of the "Best of" the sky's celestial sights beyond the Solar System. But how did the list come about, what were the first deep-sky objects to be discovered, and where can you find these showpieces of the heavens? Come along on the evening and find out. All welcome and no admission charge.

"How may i come along?" I hear you ask...Well, contrary to popular belief, we are not situated in some deep hole under the stars, but in fact in Gonzaga Collage, Ranalagh, Dublin 6. Just say you come from the podcast, and I'm sure we can share some starbars with you if there is any to be had.
 
We are working on some great stuff with the podcast for the coming months, with the slight possibility of a few Video-editions of the SDAS podcast, (as since our audio editor guy is doing his JCert, he does not have time to mess up the timings with the slides) and a tiny tiny bit more.  (Think: working on sponsorship = more funds for the club = better talks!) All this is still speculation, but where there is a will there is a way!

Join us for our next episode, coming at ya round about next monday, (but probably sooner!)

Cian Mac Mahon, 
www.southdublinastronomy.org
www.stuffslashersaw.com

Things should be a little less crowded on the recording, with only 3 speakers. Which means three slideshows for me to prepare and uploaded. Fun. Anyways, on to the "contents"

first up we have a nice talk about comets by John Flanery,

 

next, a late lybia account,

 

followed by a supprise 15 min talk! (i don't know what its gonna be about.)

 

Recently, NASA astronomers announced new evidence supporting the Big Bang theory, which states that the universe was once subatomic in size and, in only one trillionth of a second, expanded to astronomical proportions.

click here for more info.

Hello to any new listeners out there... Please do not draw conclusions about the quality of our podcasts from episode one. As stated before on these very pages, it is terrible if you are the sort of person who likes to see what is being talked about., since i am having great trouble posting ALL of the slide shows. the next episode, scheduled for recording around abouts the 4th of may, released around abouts 6th or 7th, where we shall (hopefully) have just one speaker and everything will be OK.

the start-up is under way! The first file should be hitting your aggregators (and when i say hitting, i mean it. we are talking up to 2 hours here!) round about monday, or maybe even closer!
Cian Mac Mahon