Public Videos
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In this Public Lecture to Cork Astronomy Club, Seán Mac an tSíthigh outlines his research on the manuscripts of the Irish Folklore Commission, collected between the 1930s and 1960s. Amongst the wealth of detail in this resource, there are snippets of lore that reference the night sky, echoes of an all but lost cultural heritage that disappeared under centuries of dominance… “read more”
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In this Public Lecture to Cork Astronomy Club, renowned amateur astronomer Terry Moseley takes us on a whirlwind tour through the history of the astronomical telescope. Terry covers its origin in the early 17th century, through to the first large professional telescopes of the late 19th and early 20th century, to the space telescopes and ground-based behemoths of today. He… “read more”
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Professor Paul Callanan, Head of School of Physics at University College Cork (UCC), has been a long-time supporter of Cork Astronomy Club, and is a lifelong Honorary Member. In this lecture to Cork Astronomy Club on 8 January 2024, now on our YouTube channel, Paul provides a background to the astronomical knowledge of medieval Irish monks. Inherited through their contact with… “read more”
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Now on our YouTube channel, in this lecture to Cork Astronomy Club on 13 November, 2023, Dr Michael Tremmel, Lecturer in Theoretical Astrophysics at University College, Cork (UCC), assesses the impact of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) on our knowledge of the Universe. What do we know now that we didn’t know two years ago? What do we hope… “read more”
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Not all astronomy is done with a telescope. Large-scale cosmological simulations, run on high performance computers around the world, provide an unique view of the cosmos as well as crucial theoretical predictions that then inform astronomical observations. In this public lecture to Cork Astronomy Club, now available on our YouTube channel, Michael Tremmel of University College, Cork, presents some findings… “read more”