Friday 8 June 2007

ARMAGH OBSERVATORY are having an Open Day on Sunday 10 June

ARMAGH OBSERVATORY are having an Open Day on Sunday 10 June, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Concentrating on the Sun and how it affects the Earth, this is designed for the general public, but some of you might also be interested, or you could pass this on to others who might be.
PROGRAMME:
3.0 Meet at the bottom of the Observatory Drive, close to the Courthouse, which is at the NW end of the Mall; the Observatory Drive is actually at the bottom of College Hill. The Observatory is signposted from main routes into the city.
3.10 p.m. Tour of Observatory Grounds, Astropark, and Human Orrery.
4.00 p.m. Illustrated Talk: "Surviving in Our Sun's Explosive Atmosphere"
4.15 p.m. Q&A session: Ask an astronomer your questions about climate change, Earth, Sun, Moon, Stars, Galaxies.
For further details contact Dr Miruna Popescu, Armagh Observatory, Tel. 028 3752 2928, or E/M mdp@arm.ac.uk.

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