Two new exhibits at the Central Library, ILAC Centre, Dublin, aim to interest the public in astronomy using as few technical terms as possible. The exhibits are part of the library's contribution to Science Week Ireland.
"What is Amateur Astronomy?" is sponsored by the Irish Astronomical Society and features photographs by amateur astronomers and text by a society member, Mr John Flannery.
Explanations and pictures of the sun, eclipses, galaxies and the Northern Lights are also included, and Mr Flannery writes of his recent eclipse-viewing experience in Bulgaria.
"The Sun and Beyond" exhibit gives statistics on the nine planets of the solar system as well as biographies of famous astronomers, including Edmund Halley, Johannes Kepler and Tyco Brahe.
The exhibits will be on display until November 27th.
Dublin Corporation public libraries are also sponsoring lectures for Science Week. Mr James O'Connor, of the Irish Astronomical Society, will give a talk on "An Introduction to Astronomy" tomorrow at both the Central Library (1 p.m.) and at Ballymun library, Ballymun Road (7 p.m.). Admission is free.