About Us
We are a friendly, relaxed group of people sharing a common interest in all things astronomical. Our membership ranges from complete beginners to those experienced in observing and the more technical aspects such as astrophotography.
We meet at Summercourt New Memorial Hall, Cornwall on the third Thursdays of the month throughout the year. From October to March we also hold practical meetings on the first Thursday of each month at Trevarrian Holiday Park. All meetings start at 7:30pm.
Further information on the club, how to find us, what we do and Contact Us details can be found under the ‘Home’ menu dropdown at the very top of this page.
Our Next Meeting
March 20th: Summercourt
The main talk of the evening will be given by Dan Baker on – Up and coming space missions.
After the break Dr Nigel Price’s 10 minute talk will be an update on his spectrohelioscope project that he is running with the pupils at Tretheras School.
Our Next Observing Event
March 29th: Partial Solar Eclipse
In conjunction with Tretherras School, Newquay, the club and its members will be helping out to allow everyone to safely observe the Sun and the transiting Moon throughout the morning. This public event is open to anyone who wishes to attend. Kick off at 9:30. What3Words location : ///moons.snow.nerves
Previous Posts
Latest Member Image
M45 – The Pleiades . This image was taken by one of our members Dr Nigel Price using a ASKAR 600mm refractor with a 0.7x reducer providing an effective focal length of 420mm mounted on the new ZWO AM5n Mount. 120x 60s exposures processed in SIRIL.
To put this image into context. Nigel has only been seriously imaging since November of this year. Quite remarkable progress.
A Constellation With a Sting In Its Tail
I write this while on a ship in the South Atlantic travelling from the Falkland Islands to South Georgia on a wildlife expedition to see the amazing creatures and plant life in the polar regions and Antarctica before the environment is altered through climate change…..More