Peter Household
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“Gravitational waves, the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), and extreme mass ratio inspirals” was the title of our March public lecture. We were delighted to welcome Dr Niels Warburton, Assistant Professor at University College Dublin and a member of the LISA Consortium. Main image: Artist’s conception of LISA spacecraft (NASA). Small images: left, Neils opens his lecture, and right centre,… “read more”
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Prof Paul Callanan will give a public lecture with the mysterious title of the “The Third Test”. (Don’t ask us because we don’t know either—you’ll have to come along to see for yourself.) Paul is Professor of Physics and Astronomy at UCC and an honorary member of Cork Astronomy Club, and we are delighted to welcome him back for this… “read more”
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For our fiirst lectire of 2025, Dr Michael Tremmel boggled many minds by telling us about the massive galaxies and black holes discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) unexpectedly early in the universe’s history, giving an insight into how astronomers go about observing massive black holes at such early times, JWST’s ongoing discoveries in this field, and the… “read more”
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On Friday night, 20th Sep, Cork Astronomy Club helped MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory celebrate Culture Night. Club members set up their telescopes in the courtyard though initially we were doubtful of any observing taking place due to cloud cover, however, around 9 PM the skies cleared which allowed visitors could observe the Moon and Saturn, many doing this for the… “read more”
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Friday Night (20th Sep) is Culture Night at Blackrock Castle Observatory and Cork Astronomy Club members will be there with telescopes hoping to see a few distant objects in the night sky. The photo is from last year’s event, Club members explaning use of an astronomincal telescope. The weather is set fair for a clear sky, we’ll be delighted to… “read more”
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Where did all of the hydrogen in the Universe come from? Why is lithium such a rare element? What’s the connection between the date August 17th, 2017 and the iodine in your thyroid? Join Dr. Mark Kennedy as he answers these questions and more, through an astronomer’s view of the periodic table of the elements. Dr Mark Kennedy lecturers in… “read more”
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Many thanks to Sean Mac an tSithigh for his magnificent presentation “Celestial Echoes: The Night Sky in Irish Folklore” on 11th November. The event drew a packed house of over 80, and seldom has a talk generated so much excitement. The good news is the event was recorded and will be available in the near future on our YouTube channel.… “read more”
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Our exhibition of astrophotography on display at Douglas Library, Cork closed on 15h August. The photos were all the work Cork Astronomy Club members, and we hope to mount further exhibitions in the future. Main picture: Stephen O Flynn captured an amazing double consisting of comet Neowise with a background of rare noctilucent clouds. “read more”
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“Cats, Newts, and OGs: the world’s most important telescopes” was the title for our public lecture on Mon 9 September. We welcomed Terry Moseley, widely regarded as Ireland’s leading amateur astronomer. This was the opening of our new seasopm and Tarry got us off to a flying start. The optical telescope has been the single greatest invention in the development… “read more”
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Very few Cork Astronomy Club members saw the aurora of 10th May 2024, due to clouds. This photo was taken at 11 pm in North Cork 6 km E of Mitchelstown. Here the sky was clear for several hours. It exaggerates slightly the aurora’s depth of colour as perceived by the human eye, though the exaggeration is less pronounced, I… “read more”