The next meeting of 2018 will be on Monday 9th April, it starts at 8pm sharp in our usual venue of Ballyclare High School Lecture Theatre. Directions can be found here.

For our April meeting, our very own observing expert and society secretary, Stevie Beasant will be giving us a talk titled Spring Galaxies.
As many of our members know, Stevie knows his night sky, so if you are interested in observing during the clear skies we are now overdue in spring, then you don't want to miss this talk.
Please note: Under 16's are very welcome but due to our child protection policy, we ask that they are accompanied by an adult.
As always we will have refreshments available after the meeting, a donation bucket is available at the door if you wish to support us in our work!
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It is with deepest sadness that we share with you the news of the passing of NIAAS member Patrick Watson. Patrick was a long time member and supporter of our society and had also served on the committee. In fact Patrick actually met his wife Deborah on a club outing to the Armagh Planetarium.
We will really miss him at our lectures as his knowledge of Astonomy always shone through, he was great at keeping our speakers on their toes with really intelligent questions.
On behalf of the society commmittee, members and friends of the NIAAS, we would like to offer our thoughts and prayers to Patrick's family at this sad time.

Patrick (Left) with his brother-in-law Martin |
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All meetings start at 8pm in the Lecture Theatre at Ballyclare High School, Ballyclare, County Antrim. For directions, click here.
2017
September 4th - Dr. Carolin Crawford (Cambridge) - Cassini at Saturn
October 2nd - Francis Keenan (QUB)- We come in peace - Aliens in popular science fiction
November 6th - Jorrick Vink (Armagh) - The first stars and black holes in the early universe
December 4th - Sophie Murray (Trinity College) - Space weather forecasting - bringing astrophysics down to Earth
2018
January 8th - TBC
February 5th - Rene Breton (Manchester) - The secret life of pulsars
March 5th - Ronan Newman (Galway) - The Aurora Borealis in Irish History - superstition to the digital age
April 9th - Stevie Beasant (NIAAS) - Spring Galaxies
May 14th - AGM + short talks
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Due to the great increase of interest, we are very proud to introduce a new associate membership pack!
Are you interested in local astronomy and would like to become a member of the NIAAS but you're unable to attend our meetings in Ballyclare? Then Associate Membership is for you!
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We are pleased to announce that you can now become a NIAAS member ONLINE with payment through PayPal.
Click here to see our membership options and join now for membership to September 2018! Pay securely with PayPal. Even if you don't have a PayPal account you can pay with your credit or debit card!
There is no better time to join or renew your current membership! (The NIAAS is a registered charity no. NIC100233 and registered as a charity with the Inland Revenue: Charity No. XT18196) |
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