Club News & Events
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CAC meets Prof Brian Cox
Read more: CAC meets Prof Brian CoxOn 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…
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Music on Members Night, 13th May 2024
Read more: Music on Members Night, 13th May 2024The 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…
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3D Printing
Read more: 3D Printing3D printing may not be something you normally associate with astronomy but you never know when you might need that vital piece to connect accessories. Club member Dan McLoughlin gave…
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Christmas Party at the Bodega, Dec 2023
Read more: Christmas Party at the Bodega, Dec 2023Bright 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…
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Observers Group Christmas Party, Nov 2023
Read more: Observers Group Christmas Party, Nov 2023This 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…
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Lets Talk Books Workshop, Nov 2023
Read more: Lets Talk Books Workshop, Nov 2023Lets Talk Books was the subject of the workshop held on November 18th. Members brought along a selection of books broadly related to astronomy, space, science etc which they could…
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New Members Morning, Oct 2023
Read more: New Members Morning, Oct 2023On Saturday, October 21st , we welcomed new members to Tory Top Library for an introductory meeting. This was an informal introduction to the Club, how it is structured, typical…
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To Spain for Solar eclipse, August 2026
Read more: To Spain for Solar eclipse, August 2026An 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…
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Solar Observing Workshop, Nov 2023
Read more: Solar Observing Workshop, Nov 2023Club member Jan Cap organised a fascinating workshop on all things solar including how to safely observe the Sun. This was held on 5 Nov 2023 at his own observatory…
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Astrophotography Workshop – Zoom Session 3, Nov 2023
Read more: Astrophotography Workshop – Zoom Session 3, Nov 2023Our Club organizes a series of workshops for the club members around astrophotography. Sara Harvey and Theo Fountoulakis, aim to present a basic understanding on what is needed for astrophotography,…
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Astrophotography Workshop – Zoom Session 2, Oct 2023
Read more: Astrophotography Workshop – Zoom Session 2, Oct 2023Our Club organizes a series of workshops for the club members around astrophotography. Sara Harvey and Theo Fountoulakis, aim to present a basic understanding on what is needed for astrophotography,…
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Observers’ Group
Read more: Observers’ GroupObservers Group Meetings are held monthly at the Killumney Inn at 8. PM. The Observers Group covers a number of activities that are carried out collectively by a select number…