Hi all,
The first meeting of South Dublin Astronomical Society for 2006/2007 will be on Thursday, September 7th at 8pm in Gonzaga College in Ranelagh.
The topic for the evening is "Mr Messier and his Catalogue". The Messier catalogue is considered the "Best of" list 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.
We'll actually meet from 7:45pm because of the partial lunar eclipse that evening. Moonrise is at 7:48pm which means it rises already in eclipse!
Have a good weekend folks!
John
  