Cork Astronomy Club monthly lectures are open to all, and visitors are welcome. Lectures are held t 8 pm in the Ashley Cummins Building at UCC . Visitors who would like reminders should sign up for our monthly guest bulletin.
Monthly meetings include a briefing on what to look for in the sky this month, as well as club announcements, enabling visitors to get a feel for our activities. Tea and coffee are served after the meeting providing space for informal chats.
Mon 11th Sept 2023 ─ “Be a citizen scientist – How amateur astronomers contribute to science” – Frances McCarthy, Outreach Officer, MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory
Mon 9th Oct 2023 ─ “There and back again: A Universe’s tale” – Dr Mark Kennedy, lecturer, UCC School of Physics
Mon 13th Nov 2023 ─ “Studying the Dawn of Galaxy Formation: New Insights and Challenges from Next-Generation Observatories” – Dr Michael Tremmel, lecturer, UCC School of Physics
December 2023 ─ no lecture
Mon 8th Jan 2024 ─ title and speaker to be announced
Mon 12th Feb 2024 ─ title and speaker to be announced
Mon 11th March 2024 ─ Club member Eddie Lyons on “The demise of the Late Heavy Bombardment theory”
Mon 8th April 2024 ─ title and speaker to be announced
Mon 13th May 2024 ─ programme to be announced