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
January 15th: Summercourt
We have two talks for you this evening. Frank Johns starts the evening with a talk on Plato. The philosopher, was looking for a physical law which would account for the orbits of errant stars (planets) to satisfy his need for uniformity and regularity. PLATO, the ESO project, is designed to get the data that perhaps, Plato the philosopher, needed for his quest.
After the break, there will be a What’s Up for things you can observe for the next month and following that Dr Nigel Price‘s 10 minute talk on Neutrinos – what are they and why are they important to physics and astronomers. We meet at 19:00 for a 19:30 kickoff.
Event location HERE
Our Next Star Party
January 24th 2026 – Carnewas
The first observing event for 2026 at NT Carnewas. The event, as always, is dependant on clear skies, but this evening we hope to be able to see sunspot activity on the surface of the Sun before it sets. As the skies darken, we will be able to observe a first quarter Moon and details on Saturn and Jupiter as they rise out of the twilight. The event starts at 16:00.
Event location details HERE
Previous Posts
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The bottom of the North American Nebula ( NGC7000).Imaged over the last few months. This is a 2-frame mosaic image of this emission nebula in Cygnus. North is to the left!
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Continuing a theme of just how little data is needed to collect and process an OK image….with this rubbish weather!
This is a 16 minute HOO integration of M42, cropped from a larger frame. Again i’d like more data… but I think it’s OK.