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  1. We'll be at Highnam Court on Sunday for the MS fundraiser. The solar scopes will be out if we can see any Sun.
  2. Ace planetary astrophotographer Damian Peach will be giving the talk this saturday. Looking forward to it very muchly.
  3. Hoping to see some Sun for a change on Sunday at our solar viewing session @WWTSlimbridge
  4. Saturdays meeting is the AGM to be followed by Astronomy Question Time, or observing if clear.
  5. And on Sunday at Newent School #bbcstargazing. bbc.co.uk/thingstodo/act…
  6. More #bbcstargazing on Saturday at Shurdington Social Center from 6.30pm. bbc.co.uk/thingstodo/act…
  7. Saturday, observing our nearest star from midday @ Imperial Gardens Cheltenham #bbcstargazing
  8. Wow - 6 members joined last Saturday taking our membership to a new record high of 103 - a big welcome to all our new members.
  9. Member, Eddie Carpenter will be giving the talk this saturday. Weather may be clear, so we hope to get the scopes out too.
  10. CAS member James Weightman managed to photo Saturdays total lunar eclipse cotswoldas.org.uk/cas/index.php?…
  11. Our Christmas meeting coming up this saturday - talks, quiz, christmas fayre, ... cotswoldas.org.uk
  12. Looking forward to @dr_david_w talk this saturday - "Space: the next fifty years". Should be a good one...
  13. RT @BritAstro Draconid outburst observed, but more observations needed. Read all about it on the BAA Blog - britastro.org/blog/?p=860
  14. At saturdays meeting (8th Oct) @callump will be giving a talk entitled "The Merry Dancers" - its about the Aurora.
  15. RT: @BritAstro Another great event - Beginners meeting in Cheltenham. britastro.org/blog/?p=843
  16. The M101 supernova (2011fe) would now seem to be about Mag. 10 - should be in reach of binoculars or small telescopes.
  17. RT @BritAstro Over the next three nights try to catch Comet Garradd as it passes under the Coathanger. britastro.org/blog/?p=822