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
August 21st: Summercourt
The main talk of the evening will be given by Mark Godwin on the Indian Space Agency and covering its very humble beginnings, satellite projects, lunar missions, and future aspirations.
After the break Nick Tonkin and his 10 minute talk – The SIMBAD Astronomical database and why you might want to use it to understand the the objects that you observe.
We meet at 19:00 for a 19:30 kick off.
Latest Member Image
The Eastern Veil, including NGC6995, 6992 & IC1340. Seestar S50 image in eq mode, 28 mins of 20 sec exposures. Used the seestar stack and processed in seti with curve adjustment of starless image in Affinity 2.
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