Deep Sky Section Meeting 2026
Saturday 28th Mar 2026 10:00 - 17:00
The Deep Sky Section is holding its annual meeting at the Centenary Hall, Dean Close Preparatory School, Cheltenham, hosted by the Cotswold Astronomical Society on Saturday 28th March, 2026.
Please note bookings will close at midnight March 15th
A hot buffet lunch and refreshments included in the price. Tickets will be £15 for BAA Members, SPA members and members of Cotswold AS (discount codes available online for BAA members and circulated to others), and £20 for non-members. Under 18s are £7.50 but must be accompanied by a paying adult.
The discount code for BAA members is shown here if you are logged in or you can access the BAA Discount Codes document.
Please note: No smoking or vaping on the premises or school grounds. And no nuts or sesame seeds (or products containing these) to be brought into the school premises.
Programme:
10:00 Tea/coffee on arrival
10:30 Intro – Callum Potter
10:40 Mike Greenhill-Hooper – My Astro-imaging Obsession
11:20 Owen Brazell – Observing the Virgo Cluster
12:00 Bryan Lawrence – Adventures in Auriga
12:40 Lunch
13:50 Jonathon Elliott – A Gloucester Observatory
14:30 Andrew Stephens – The Andromeda Galaxy
15:30 Tea break
16:00 Prof. Albert Zylstra – Planetary Nebulae
17:00 Final remarks and close
Trade Stands:
Society for the History of Astronomy Booksales
Webb Deep-Sky Society
Venue
Dean Close Preparatory School, Lansdown Rd, Lansdown, Cheltenham GL51 6QS