Baltimore Astronomy Society

WELCOME TO BALTIMORE ASTRONOMERS.

next up:
THURSDAY 30 JUL 2026

8pm CASEY'S of BALTIMORE

Bring your scope if the weather looks promising, Casey's has a lawn behind. If there's nobody in the bar, or if you're late, look over the hedge at the back of the car park to see if we're there.

UPCOMING EVENTS

-> Near-Total Solar Eclipse (95% from Baltimore)
12^th August 19:16 (16^o up over Goleen) (1^st touch 18:17)

-> Lunar Phases:
Full Moon was 29^th June; => waning gibbous
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Last Quarter 7^th July; => waning crescent
New Moon 14^th July; => waxing crescent
1st Quarter 21^st July; => waxing gibbous
Full Moon 29^th July; => waning gibbous

-> meteor showers:
Perseids - 12-13 August

ABOUT US

Baltimore Astronomy Society (Ireland, not USA!) began in early 2023 and exists to provide a focal point and place to meet for local people to share or express an interest in astronomy and feast on the exquisite night skies we have down here in West Cork.

Whether you're an experienced stargazer, a beginner looking for advice, have no experience but want to find out how to get started, or are an astrophotographer, come along to Casey's of Baltimore on a meet-up date (a suitable day in the week of the final Thursday of a month), or get in touch via the contact detail at the bottom of the page.

The regular meet-ups are from around 8pm followed by observing in their lawn behind, weather permitting. There's plenty of parking and the lawn is perfect for astronomy mounts.

The quality of our night sky, taken from Ballylynch, July 2023

email: [email protected] | tel/WhatsApp: 089 613 0361

Predicted Tides at Baltimore Pier
(charts, 365-day data, words)

Sat 4 Jul Low: 02:12 0.70m
Sat 4 Jul High: 08:20 3.23m
Sat 4 Jul Low: 14:16 0.92m
Sat 4 Jul High: 20:24 3.30m
Sun 5 Jul Low: 02:43 0.74m
Sun 5 Jul High: 08:50 3.19m
Sun 5 Jul Low: 14:50 1.00m
Sun 5 Jul High: 20:57 3.22m
Mon 6 Jul Low: 03:18 0.82m
Mon 6 Jul High: 09:26 3.13m
Mon 6 Jul Low: 15:31 1.09m
Mon 6 Jul High: 21:37 3.11m
Tue 7 Jul Low: 04:01 0.93m
Tue 7 Jul High: 10:12 3.05m
Tue 7 Jul Low: 16:23 1.19m
Tue 7 Jul High: 22:30 2.99m
Wed 8 Jul Low: 04:57 1.04m
Wed 8 Jul High: 11:10 2.99m
Wed 8 Jul Low: 17:38 1.27m
(** = Full Moon * = New Moon)

Predicted Tides at Lough Hyne (charted and about accuracy)

Sat 4 Jul High: 09:33 3.01m (+1:13)
Sat 4 Jul Low: 17:27 2.11m
Sat 4 Jul High: 21:34 3.10m (+1:09)
Sun 5 Jul Low: 06:09 2.10m
Sun 5 Jul High: 10:04 2.97m (+1:14)
Sun 5 Jul Low: 18:08 2.11m
Sun 5 Jul High: 22:08 3.01m (+1:11)
Mon 6 Jul Low: 06:41 2.10m
Mon 6 Jul High: 10:47 2.90m (+1:20)
Mon 6 Jul Low: 18:52 2.11m
Mon 6 Jul High: 22:52 2.90m (+1:15)
Tue 7 Jul Low: 07:26 2.10m
Tue 7 Jul High: 11:33 2.84m (+1:21)
Tue 7 Jul Low: 19:41 2.11m
Tue 7 Jul High: 23:50 2.78m (+1:20)
Wed 8 Jul Low: 08:25 2.10m
Wed 8 Jul High: 12:33 2.79m (+1:22)
Wed 8 Jul Low: 20:53 2.11m
Thu 9 Jul High: 01:01 2.69m (+1:24)

Latest Additions

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Each of the Planets and When and How Best to Observe Them for the Coming Year or two...

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