WELCOME TO BALTIMORE ASTRONOMERS.

next up:
THURSDAY 29 OCT 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

-> Lunar Phases:
New Moon was 10th October; => waxing crescent
.
1st Quarter 18th October; => waxing gibbous
Full Moon 26th October; => waning gibbous
Last Quarter 1st November; => waning crescent
New Moon 9th November; => waxing crescent

-> meteor showers:
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
(
more incl daily & 365-day charts)
Datum = Chart Datum (consistent with nautical chart depths: tide height = 0.0m at LAT [Lowest Astronomical Tide])

at Baltimore Pier

Thu 15 Oct Low: 01:54 0.77m
Thu 15 Oct High: 08:22 3.08m
Thu 15 Oct Low: 14:22 0.86m
Thu 15 Oct High: 20:50 3.05m
Fri 16 Oct Low: 02:38 0.94m
Fri 16 Oct High: 09:11 2.91m
Fri 16 Oct Low: 15:06 1.05m
Fri 16 Oct High: 21:40 2.89m
Sat 17 Oct Low: 03:26 1.11m
Sat 17 Oct High: 10:00 2.74m
Sat 17 Oct Low: 15:53 1.24m
Sat 17 Oct High: 22:30 2.73m
Sun 18 Oct Low: 04:19 1.27m
Sun 18 Oct High: 10:51 2.60m
Sun 18 Oct Low: 16:56 1.39m
Sun 18 Oct High: 23:27 2.61m
Mon 19 Oct Low: 05:40 1.39m
Mon 19 Oct High: 11:54 2.52m
Mon 19 Oct Low: 18:58 1.43m
Mon 19 Oct High: 00:40 2.56m
Tue 20 Oct Low: 07:24 1.36m
Tue 20 Oct High: 13:09 2.55m
Tue 20 Oct Low: 20:04 1.31m

(** = Full Moon * = New Moon)
LAT = 0.0m HAT = 3.8m


at Lough Hyne (charted and about accuracy)

Thu 15 Oct High: 09:25 2.90m (+1:02)
Thu 15 Oct Low: 17:38 1.88m
Thu 15 Oct High: 21:52 2.86m (+1:02)
Fri 16 Oct Low: 05:55 1.88m
Fri 16 Oct High: 10:19 2.73m (+1:07)
Fri 16 Oct Low: 18:24 1.88m
Fri 16 Oct High: 22:48 2.70m (+1:08)
Sat 17 Oct Low: 06:49 1.89m
Sat 17 Oct High: 11:11 2.55m (+1:10)
Sat 17 Oct Low: 19:22 1.89m
Sat 17 Oct High: 23:47 2.54m (+1:16)
Sun 18 Oct Low: 07:53 1.89m
Sun 18 Oct High: 12:10 2.42m (+1:18)
Sun 18 Oct Low: 20:26 1.89m
Sun 18 Oct High: 00:49 2.43m (+1:22)
Mon 19 Oct Low: 08:58 1.89m
Mon 19 Oct High: 13:20 2.36m (+1:26)
Mon 19 Oct Low: 21:39 1.88m
Tue 20 Oct High: 02:04 2.39m (+1:24)
Tue 20 Oct Low: 10:07 1.89m
Tue 20 Oct High: 14:33 2.39m (+1:24)
Tue 20 Oct Low: 22:42 1.88m
(F = possibility for car park to flood, i.e. height above ~3.14m)


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