News & Articles
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Newts, Cats, Specs and OGs – a lecture by Terry Moseley
Read more: Newts, Cats, Specs and OGs – a lecture by Terry MoseleyIn 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…
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Astronomy Picture of the Day Lecture
Read more: Astronomy Picture of the Day LectureEach day NASA selects what it thinks the best astronomy image and publishes it on its website. Professor Robert J. Nemiroff heads up the selection team and he will be…
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Sputnik and a receding Moon – 12th May 2025
Read more: Sputnik and a receding Moon – 12th May 2025Monday 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…
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Photo exhibition at Douglas Library till end of April
Read more: Photo exhibition at Douglas Library till end of AprilSee 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…
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Cosmic Spiders – a deadly binary dance – 14th April 2025
Read more: Cosmic Spiders – a deadly binary dance – 14th April 2025Masters 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…
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Gravitational waves and LISA – 10th March 2025
Read more: Gravitational waves and LISA – 10th March 2025“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…
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“The Third Test” – 10th February 2025
Read more: “The Third Test” – 10th February 2025Prof Paul Callanan will give a public lecture with the mysterious title of the “The Third Test”. (Don’t ask us because we don’t know either—you’ll have to come along to…
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Astronomy on Tap
Read more: Astronomy on TapThe hugely popular Astronomy on Tap event returns to the Franciscan Well on Tuesday January 21st. With a winning combination of astronomy presentations, beer and pizza its a winning combination.…
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“Monsters of the Early Universe” – 13th January 2025
Read more: “Monsters of the Early Universe” – 13th January 2025For our fiirst lectire of 2025, Dr Michael Tremmel boggled many minds by telling us about the massive galaxies and black holes discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)…
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Workshop Schedule 2024/25
Read more: Workshop Schedule 2024/25Autumn 2024 September 21 – Telescope Clinic Members are invited to bring their telescopes along for the club experts to advise on how to use or get better use of.…
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Star gazing at Blackrock Castle – Culture Night, 20th Sept
Read more: Star gazing at Blackrock Castle – Culture Night, 20th SeptOn Friday night, 20th Sep, Cork Astronomy Club helped MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory celebrate Culture Night. Club members set up their telescopes in the courtyard though initially we were doubtful…
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“An astronomer’s guide to the periodic table of elements” – 14th October 2024
Read more: “An astronomer’s guide to the periodic table of elements” – 14th October 2024Where did all of the hydrogen in the Universe come from? Why is lithium such a rare element? What’s the connection between the date August 17th, 2017 and the iodine…