The latest issue of the society magazine Mercury is now available to download from the Downloads area.
September / October Mercury available to download
July/August Mercury Now Available
The latest Mercury newsletter is now available, the July / August 2021 issue can be downloaded from the Digital media | Mercury page.
Contents include:
- Editors Spot
- Coordinators Report
- Dates for your diary
- Greek myths and the constellations – part 3
- Meteor Showers and Fireballs
- The Partial Solar Eclipse – 2021 June 10
CAS Annual Photo Competition 2021 Results
First place – congratulations go to Susan Snow for her photo “Cycling To The Moon”
Second place goes to David Powley for his photo “Heart Nebula”
Third place is for James Weightman and his photo of Saturn
May / June 2021 Mercury now available
The latest Mercury newsletter is now available, the May / June 2021 issue can be downloaded from the Digital media | Mercury page.
Contents include:
- Editors Spot
- Coordinators Report
- Dates for your diary
- Greek myths and the constellations – part 2
- A Collection of Spring Double Stars
- Members Photos
Annual Reports 2020-21
Annual Astro-Photography Competition
Entries are now closed for the CAS annual astro-photography competition 2021.
All photos received are in the gallery at https://cotswoldas.org.uk/galleries
All members who intend to vote on these at the AGM next Saturday 10th April are requested to view them in advance. Each photo is numbered for ease of reference. Only attendees of the zoom meeting will be able to cast a vote on the night.
Venus In The Pleiades
Transit Of Mercury
Cycling To The Moon
Whirlpool 2019
LMC 2019
Bubble Oct 2019
M33 Tri
Helix
Carina Nebula
NGC 2174 Monkey Head Nebula
Neowise2020-July
IC 405 Flaming Star Nebula
IMG 0056
9B442077-5DF8-4593-902B-A7277F25ECA1-17022-0000194E8F119C22
NGC6960 (Veil Nebula) 2020.09.20
M81 (Bode\'s Nebula) 2020.01.18
Gassendi
Venplei20200404jw
Saturn20200921jw
Nlcneowise20200711jw
3. California Nebula
2. Veil Nebula
1. Heart Nebula
Mercury X2
Startrails 20200420 Cpotter
Ngc891 10x30s 20200920 800 Annot
C2020 F3 NEOWISE 20200719 2310 Siril Cpotter
March / April 2021 Mercury now available
The latest Mercury newsletter is now available, the March / April 2021 issue can be downloaded from the Digital media | Mercury page.
In this issue:
- Editors Spot
- Coordinators Report
- Dates for your diary
- Greek myths and the constellations – part 1
The Gloucestershire Fireball - Members Photos
- Annual Photo Competition – the Dan Turton Trophy
Star Count for dark skies
Each year, CPRE asks the nation to help measure light pollution in their area by getting starry-eyed with us and counting visible stars. Ready to help out and have fun?
Star Count: a lockdown-friendly stargazing activity for the whole family
January / February 2021 Mercury now available
The latest Mercury newsletter is now available, the January / February 2021 issue can be downloaded from the Digital media | Mercury page.
In this issue:
- Editors Spot
- Coordinators Report
- Dates for your diary
- Members Photos
- Solar Graphs
- An Observing Challenge
November / December Mercury now online
The latest Mercury newsletter is now available, the November / December 2020 issue can be downloaded from the Digital media | Mercury page.
In this issue:
- Editors Spot
- Coordinators Report
- In memory of Tony Ireland, CAS co- founder (1935-2020)
- Dates for your diary
- Eddie Carpenter (1941-2020)
- Members Photos
- Mount Tuffley Observatory – Part 3
- CAS Committee in Lockdown
- NOTICE BOARD
- Society meetings coming up