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Three presentations by Club members as part of Irish Astronomy Week:- Sara Harvey  — “Our Galaxy and Beyond – Deep Space Photography” Sat 21-03-2026 @ 03:00 PM, in Cork City Library, Grand Parade Derek O’Keeffe — “The Wonders of the Night Sky” Tues 24-03-2026 @ 11:00 AM, in Kilmallock Library, Co Limerick Declan Foley  — “An Introduction to Astronomy“ Sat… “read more”

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has delivered a first of its kind: a crisp mid-infrared image of a system of four serpentine spirals of dust, one expanding beyond the next in precisely the same pattern. (The fourth is almost transparent, at the edges of Webb’s image.) Observations taken prior to Webb only detected one shell, and while the existence of… “read more”

Right! You’ve probably noticed that over the past few weeks, the newly detected object 3I Atlas has set social media on fire. Imaginative theories, conspiracy chatter and outright misinformation have taken over. Add in the swarm of AI-generated videos and wild claims, and suddenly half the internet thinks we’re starring in the next sci-fi blockbuster. Madness! A big part of… “read more”

There’s an invitation to tea and scones at Tory Top Library on Saturday 18th October, from 11 to 1.   This is our annual new members morning, making now a good time to join our Club, as the event is for actual members only. You’ll meet some of the committee and fellow new members, and find out about the Club’s activities,… “read more”

Monday next (12th May) is our final public lecture of the current season, and it’s designated Members Night.  We shall have two short presentations from Club members Karl Grabe and Betty Higgs (small image).   Karl will talk about “Sputnik to AI Robots” and will bring along a couple of demos to examine close-up at the close of the meeting.   And… “read more”

See our exhibition of astrophotography on display at Douglas Library for the months of March and April 2025.   All photos are the work Cork Astronomy Club members. Main picture: Club members put the finishing touches to the exhibition on 3rd March   Part of Cork Astronomy Club’s contribution to Irish Astronomy Week – 1-8 March 2025   “read more”

Masters student Sorcha Kennelly of UCC will present a talk “Cosmic Spiders – a deadly binary dance”.  Starting with a history lesson and overview of neutron star physics, she will discuss spiders, the binary star systems with neutron stars that are challenging precisely how massive neutron stars can be.  She will delve into the interesting properties and behaviours of these… “read more”

“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”