About TAS Since 1986, Tullamore Astronomical Society has been helping promote the interests of Astronomy and allied subjects. It has done so through: • Public Lectures • Observing Sessions • Club Magazines & Literature • Its own annual (Cosmos) star party • Newspaper and radio articles • Other Public Events e.g. table quizes Meetings are held at least once a month, and are open to everyone, young and old. Read more about TAS here. Anyone can get involved, and our friendly and informal meetings cater for everyone. Why not come along and find out for yourself?

TAS News & Events • With Summer here and the nights becoming so short, you might think there is little to spot in the night sky. Wrong! Noctilucent Clouds, Meteors, and Summer Constellations are all on the way. • A very successful COSMOS 2008 took place on the weekend of April 4th to 6th last. There will be pictures and a report here soon. TAS would like to thanks the speakers who made the event all the better. More info. • Monthly lectures continue, but there are some slots available. Members are encouraged to give a talk. Suggestions for topics are welcome as well. • Dedicated Observing Nights are now the first Friday of the month. Give our Secretary Seanie your e-mail and/or mobile number to be kept informed when other sessions may occur at random. More info.

 

Current location of the International Space Station The ISS can bee seen every day right through till June 5th. Between May 5th and 21st it is a pre-dawn object before becoming a mostly evening object from then onwards. Some nights, it will be seen up to 5 times! See www.heavens-above.com for accurate pass predictions according to your location. You can also check out the aforementioned site for Iridium Flares, in addition to Shuttle passes when launches occur.

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