WELCOME TO BALTIMORE ASTRONOMERS.

next up:
THURSDAY 24 SEP 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.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

-> Autumn Equinox: night of 22/23rd Sep, 5 mins past midnight

-> Lunar Phases:
1st Quarter was 18th September; => waxing gibbous
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Full Moon 26th September; => waning gibbous
Last Quarter 3rd October; => waning crescent
New Moon 10th October; => waxing crescent
1st Quarter 18th October; => waxing gibbous

-> meteor showers:
Draconids - 6-10 October
Orionids - 26 Sep - 27 November; peak 21-22 Oct

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.

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


email: [email protected] | tel/WhatsApp: 089 613 0361
Predicted Tides
(
charts, 365-day data, words)
Datum = Datum of depth soundings on nautical charts, aka Chart Datum: tide height = 0.0m at Lowest Astronomical Tide (LAT)
LAT = 0.0m HAT = 3.9m

at Baltimore Pier

Thu 24 Sep High: 04:23 2.96m
Thu 24 Sep Low: 10:32 0.81m
Thu 24 Sep High: 16:30 3.08m
Thu 24 Sep Low: 23:01 0.66m
Fri 25 Sep High: 04:56 3.16m
Fri 25 Sep Low: 11:08 0.63m
Fri 25 Sep High: 16:59 3.30m
Fri 25 Sep Low: 23:30 0.45m
Sat 26 Sep High: 05:24 3.34m
Sat 26 Sep Low: 11:39 0.46m
Sat 26 Sep High: 17:27 3.50m **
Sat 26 Sep Low: 23:55 0.29m
Sun 27 Sep High: 05:51 3.48m
Sun 27 Sep Low: 12:07 0.33m
Sun 27 Sep High: 17:56 3.62m
Sun 27 Sep Low: 00:21 0.18m
Mon 28 Sep High: 06:19 3.55m
Mon 28 Sep Low: 12:38 0.28m
Mon 28 Sep High: 18:29 3.66m
Mon 28 Sep Low: 00:50 0.17m
(** = Full Moon * = New Moon)

at Lough Hyne (charted and about accuracy)

Thu 24 Sep High: 05:34 2.76m (+1:11)
Thu 24 Sep Low: 13:27 1.86m
Thu 24 Sep High: 17:36 2.89m (+1:06)
Fri 25 Sep Low: 01:56 1.85m
Fri 25 Sep High: 06:03 2.96m (+1:06)
Fri 25 Sep Low: 13:56 1.86m
Fri 25 Sep High: 18:02 3.11m (+1:02)
Sat 26 Sep Low: 02:25 1.85m
Sat 26 Sep High: 06:23 3.12m (+0:59)
Sat 26 Sep Low: 14:25 1.86m
Sat 26 Sep High: 18:22 3.29m (+0:55)
Sun 27 Sep Low: 02:55 1.84m
Sun 27 Sep High: 06:48 3.27m (+0:57)
Sun 27 Sep Low: 14:56 1.85m
Sun 27 Sep High: 18:49 3.42m (+0:53) F
Mon 28 Sep Low: 03:25 1.84m
Mon 28 Sep High: 07:17 3.35m (+0:57)
Mon 28 Sep Low: 15:35 1.85m
Mon 28 Sep High: 19:23 3.44m (+0:53) F
(F = possibility for car park to flood, i.e. height above ~3.14m)


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