Please note these workshops are not open to the public and are confined to club members only. Due to the current Covid 19 Pandemic conditions, all workshops will conducted via Zoom. Zoom workshops take place at 7.30 PM on the 3rd. Tuesday of the month. Links to join the meetings will be issued by email in advance of the workshops.
To ask about joining, email info@corkastronomyclub.com or ring Lynda 087-2321706
Autumn 2020
September 22
Solar Alemena Presentd by Doroteja Repic
Doroteja will describe the various methods of tracking the Sun as it describes a figure of 8 pattern in the sky over a 12 month period
October 20
Telescope Workshop Part I presented by Tony Jackson
“All about telescopes for the novice”
Tony will cover the different types of telescopes, their advantages and disadvantages, the different types of mounts, and the sky co-ordinate systems, and more
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October 29
Telescope Workshop Part II Presented by Tony Jackson
“Telescope optics”
Tony will delve into how telescopes magnify, how lenses and mirrors combine to magnify, and also how to collimate (align the optics) of a reflector telescope, and more
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November 17
Processing Lunar Images From Video Presented by Garry O’Brien
Garry will take us through the various methods of producing that perfect crisp single image from a video stream.
Spring 2021
January 19
Orion Molecular Cloud Presented by Ted Heubach
The Orion Nebula is a favourite target for both visual and astrophotography astronomers alike. This “star nursery” is easily located and amazing to view but what exactly is it? Ted will explain its origins and relevance to star formation. – Go to Calendar
February 19
Star Magnitude System presented by Tony Jackson
Star Magnitude or brightness is classified by a numerical system which can be a little counter intuitive with brighter stars having a minus number. Tony will explain the origins and usages of the magnitude system
March 16
To be advised – Go to Calendar
April 20
To be advised – Go to Calendar
