Hello All,

The IAS will be meeting by the Martello Tower in Sandymount at 8PM on Friday 24th April.

We will also be meeting opposite the Clontarf Boat and Yacht club at 8PM on Saturday 25th April.

Both events are weather depentent, please check our website after 6PM on the day.

Our April monthly meeting will take place at 8PM on Monday 27th in Ely house.
The speaker is Dr. Frank Mulligan, Maynooth University and his talk is on
Phenomena from Earth's Middle Atmosphere.

Full details are on our website www.irishastrosoc.org.

Wouldn't it be nice for the rain to stay away for Friday night at Sandymount?

Aubrey.

It appears we have some clear spells on Friday night.

Aubrey.

flt158 wrote:

It appears we have some clear spells on Friday night.

Aubrey.

How did that work out? It was bad down near Tullamore.

Hi Seanie.

The Dublin Sidewalk Astronomers did go down to Sandymount on Friday 24th April as outlined in Orbit.

I arrived before 8 pm and it was raining badly. At about 9 pm some of the sky cleared and we saw the Moon and Jupiter.

But it rained again 15 minutes later. We had left by 10 pm. Therefore it was a dud of a night.

Thank you for asking, Seanie.

Clear skies to you.

Aubrey.

That's a shame alright. Still, there has been some EXCELLENT viewing the preceding 3 weeks, I haven't spent so much time out with the scopes this year so far!