Meetings of the society are held monthly on the second Saturday of the Month, starting at 7.45 p.m. at the Millennium Hall of Shurdington Social Centre, Shurdington, Cheltenham. For directions on how to get there please click here.
Meetings normally start with a speaker on some subject of astronomical interest, then a break for tea or coffee and a chat, and then a further session which often includes members observational results, what’s up in the sky, or constellation lore.
Our library is usually available at meetings. Books can be borrowed and returned at the next meeting, or contact the Librarian if you have a specific request.
(click on a title where underlined to see a synopsis)
| April 8th | AGM and Social Evening |
| May 13th | "Eclipse !" - members observations and thoughts about the total eclipse, and previous eclipses. |
| June 10th | "Orbital Oddities – Strange Goings-on with 3 or more Bodies" James Fradgley |
| July 8th | "Was Einstein 100% right?" Professor Malcolm MacCallum of the School of Mathematical Sciences, University of London |
| August 12th | Members Evening |
| September 9th | Aurora - "Origin, Observation, Reporting, Photography", Bob Mizon, BAA Campaign for Dark Skies |
| October 14th | "Further abroad: The Return to the Moon", Duncan Willoughby, CAS |
| October 28th | BAA Back To Basics Beginners Workshop. All day special event. |
| November 11th | "Observing Asteroids – A Personal Journey", Roger Dymock, BAA, Director, Asteroid Section |
| December 9th | Christmas Meeting - quiznight and social evening |
| January 13th, 2007 | "Exploring planets using satellites" - Helen Walker (RAL) |
| February 10th, 2007 | "X-Ray emission around the Solar System, including the SMART-1 D-CIXS results". Barry Kellett, D-CIXS Project Scientist at the Space Science & Technology Department, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory |
| March 10th, 2007 | "The Wide-Angle Search for Planets" - Dr. Peter Wheatley, Dept. of Physics, University of Warwick. |
| April 14th, 2007 | AGM & social evening |
| May 12th, 2007 | "Saturn Lord of the Rings" - Andrew Lound |
| June 9th, 2007 | "Astro Imaging from Mauna Kea, Hawaii" - Nik Szymanek |
Last years meetings can be found here.