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 Its podcast time!

This week  we have 3 talkers,
John on Hairy Stars and Horrid Tails" . . . all about comets, their lore, and impact (literally!)
Aidan Corcoran talking about his recent trip to Mallorca to take part in the Open University's Observing Programme,
Brian and Chris (i think...) of the Ecliptomaniacs on their trip to Libya! Lots of lovely pics...


In club news,
Al White has been working hard on setting up the SDAS web site as a Wiki. For those new to the term, the site basically allows people create web pages and edit existing ones as long as they are registered on the site. We've discussed the site a bit recently and would like to see it mainly focussed on observing notes (e.g. what does M42, the Orion Nebula, look like in binoculars, a telescope, and a really big scope).

It's taken until now to get the basic contents of the messier objects complete, but finally we've done it. Some like M3 have images and explanatory text, others just have the starmap and basic information. What we need now is to fill in useful observational data for the objects. Thats where we need your help, please register and help expand our observational guide to the Messier Objects! and to correct whatver mistakes we have made so far!



in "things that are happining" news,

The Irish Astronomical Society in association with Chernobyl Children's Project International invites you to come along to Sandymount in Dublin, Martello Tower Car Park, May 5th and May 6th 2006. 9:00 pm till 10:30pm-ish. We will show you the first quarter moon, the planet Saturn and maybe the planet Jupiter, all weather permitting of course. You can see details on www.irishastrosoc.org

This event is free, but we would urge you to consider donating to this charity in this the Twentieth year of the disaster to help relieve the ongoing suffering of the victims.

If you can not make it to Dublin perhaps you would put something in the charity's bank account, just mark "Sun Moon and Stars Fundraiser" somewhere on the lodgement slip or cheque. Name of Bank: Permanent TSB, 1 Lapp's Quay, Cork, Ireland. Sort Code: 99-07-01. Account No 36410021. Chernobyl Children's Project International . . . http://www.chernobyl-international.com/news/

All of the news is copie/pasted of www.southdublinastronomy.org, so for much more up to date stuff, head over there!

websites,

The slideshow used by the Ecliptomaniacs in this episode. i will have time-stamps ou shortly http://www.ecliptomaniacs.com/2006/thumbnails.html

the clubs website, www.southdublinastronomy.org

the podcast site, where timestamps and slideshows will be released for this episode, sdas.libsyn.com


have fun, and see you all next month!

Cian Mac Mahon