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Posted on 7 March 2013 by casadmin

March / April Mercury

The March/April issue of the society magazine Mercury is now available for members to download using the Members|Downloads page.

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Second Saturday of the month for main meetings, starting sharp at 7:30pm.
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Workshops on the last Sunday of the month as detailed below.
Please note that dates and times can change at short notice if weather conditions dictate, so members please check on the Discord group if the weather is looking doubtful.

  • Sunday 26th April 2026
    Public Telescope workshop - 19:30
  • Saturday 2nd May 2026
    Neil Havard: How on Earth did we measure that?

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Our monthly meetings take place at Deer Park Archers, Shurdington.
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