Social Events
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The 2026 summer solstice barbecue will be held at the Anglers on Friday 19 June. For members plus one. More detials will appear here nearer the time. The Anglers, Carrigrohane, is a riverside bar and restaurant ideally suited to our needs, which the Club has used before to general satisfation. The photo is from our 2025 barbecue. Eircode T12 N290. … “read more”
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On Friday, 20th June, our club gathered at The Anglers in Carrigrohane to celebrate the summer solstice with a midsummer barbecue. Just like last year, the venue proved to be the perfect choice, offering great food, a relaxed atmosphere, and a beautiful setting by the river. It was fantastic to see so many members come together. The evening was filled… “read more”
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On May 15th. 21 members of CAC got to meet up with the renowned Prof Brian Cox backstage in Cork Opera House. Brian very graciously met us for ten minutes or so prior to his show, Horizons, a 21st. Century Odyssey. Declan Foley, Sec of CAC presented Brian with a copy of “This is Cork” to mark his first visit to… “read more”
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The last public lecture of the season is by tradition Members Night and in a first, and this year we had music. Colm Philpott (main photo) sang his own compositions about Titan, Mars, Europa, and the Pinwheel Galaxy. The evening also featured two short talks from members “Looking Up – the amazing achievements of the Grubb, Parsons and Holland Families… “read more”
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Bright Winter Solstice, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone! A big THANK YOU to John Roche for organizing this years Christmas party in the Bodega. It was another wonderful evening spent in cosmical company. We had plenty of prizes for the raffle and great fun with the crackers! “read more”
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This years Observers Group Christmas Party and Toy Show was held in the Killumney Inn on 27 Nov 2023, and was, as always, a great success. Derek O’Keefe linked up live to his observatory in North Cork and we saw how he can remotely control his scope and run an imaging session. Garry O’Brien took us through this months Image… “read more”
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An outing to Spain is being planned to witness a total solar eclipse on 12 August 2026. The pale blue line on the map shows the path of totality. This is one of the closest total eclipses to Ireland in a while, and Cork Astronomy Club will be organising a trip lasting about three days to view it. There is,… “read more”