Cork Astronomy Club

06/10/2026

Less than a week away from Octobers public lecture.
Monday the 12th of October. Ashley Cummins Building in UCC.

About 700 million years ago, before the onset of macroscopic life, Earth froze over, and for our public lecture on 12th October, UCC's Dr Heda Agić will look at how life on Earth survived these conditions. During the Snowball Earth glaciations, ice may have reached the equator, sealing the oceans b...

02/10/2026

https://youtu.be/PFxSj2mrJho?is=1yL5iTdRcnsDa6HP

Looking for something to watch?
Here is excellent video on Exo-planets. With a familiar face giving the presentation.

00:00 // Introduction: Alien Earths & Why We Matter01:00 // The Ex...

01/10/2026

A big event taking part today and up to and including the 4th of October. Get involved.

100 Hours of Astronomy is a yearly global celebration organised by the Office for Astronomy Outreach (OAO) that invites people of all ages and backgrounds to come together and connect with the night sky — and with the science that helps us understand it.

15/09/2026

We had our first public lecture of the new season last night and it was great success. With a fantastic presentation from .bsky.social. Big thank you to all who came along and especially Francis.

14/09/2026

We are back with our public lecture series tonight at 8pm. Check out our website for all details.

Calendar Planned Events Past Events

08/09/2026

Our new sseason will open on 14th September with a public lecture by Frances McCarthy on the universe at the largest scales — so aptly descried by Douglas Adams in a A Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy: “Space is big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space.”

19/08/2026

Our Clubs public lecture series is very close to returning. And keep close eye here or are other social media platforms to keep update.

12/08/2026

Many Club members have traveled to Spain view the Solar Eclipse. And Many stay in Cork and joined . Here two of many photos taken of the eclipse in 🇪🇸 Spain. by Club member Paul M.

12/08/2026

Well today is the day. We hope everyone enjoys this unique experience. Remember always wear the correct glasses to observe and never look directly at the Sun with the naked eye.

05/08/2026