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Our meetings are open to all members and guests. Meetings are free, unless otherwise stated. If you are not a member you are welcome to attend meetings but we would encourage you to become a member if you wish to attend on a regular basis. Membership is inexpensive and demonstrates your support as well as helping us to raise funds.

7.30 pm - Meeting at Truro Golf Club

7.00pm - Annual General Meeting at Truro Golf Club. 3 course dinner at £10 per head - contact Murty (01872 863075 or email) to book a table. If you have paid your subscription and not received agenda papers for the meeting please email Colin Stewart.

7.30 pm - Meeting at the site or Truro Golf Club if wet.

We are planning an open evening at Truro Golf Club (map) on 27th August and weather permitting we will have few telescopes on the site for an observing session to view Mars. Please note the change of venue.

6.00pm - Meeting and observing session at the site or at Truro Golf Club if wet.

6.30pm - Meeting at the site or at Truro Golf Club if wet. Please attend - decisions to be made.

Meeting at Truro Golf Club (map) starting at 7.30pm. Business meeting followed by observing session (bring telescopes!)

Meeting at Truro Golf Club starting at 7.30pm. Slide show by Tony James.

Meeting at Truro Golf Club starting at 7.30pm. ''Dome Design Forum' presented by Keith Wotton for open discussion.

20 November 2002 (Wednesday)

Meeting at Truro Golf Club starting at 7.30pm. 'How to build a dome' - Terry Tempest

Annual General Meeting at Truro Golf Club starting at 7.30pm.

Meeting at Truro Golf Club starting at 7.30pm. Our usual business meeting will be followed by a talk on 'MICROMETEORITES' by Brian Sheen.

Meeting at Truro Golf Club starting at 7.30pm. 'Project Hawaii' - by Geoff Douglas.

Meeting at Truro Golf Club starting at 7.30pm. 'Cross Spectro Analysis' - by Tony James.

Meeting at Truro Golf Club starting at 7.30pm. 'Education through the space science centre at Camborne School' by Malcolm Woolcock.

Meeting at Truro Golf Club starting at 7.30pm. Speaker: Chris Stumble from Radio Cornwall...subject: Meteorology

Site works day - 26 volunteers contributed 100 hours of work to clear the access lane. It was hard work, but well worth it as the planned work was completed in full

Following the signing of the Lease for Wheal Busy and discussion of other matters relating to the site plan there was a video presentation about the Planets. Photographs from the meeting and a write up about the group appear in The West Briton on 28 February.

Meeting at Truro Golf Club
With clear skies the meeting started with an observing session.
This was followed by a excellent presentation by Tony James about Galaxies.
The meeting concluded with a discussion of business matters and an adjournment to the bar.

Observing Session from Truro Golf Club. Jupiter and Saturn both clearly visible in the eastern sky.

Annual General Meeting

Presentation by Keith Wooton - Sun, the nuclear furnace.

Presentation by Brian Sheen - Eclipse in Africa

Presentation by Tony James - The Search for Extra-Terrestrial life

Slide presentation by Neil Cook

Presentation by Peter Squibb - making telescope mirrors

Slide presentation by Tim Gouldstone

Presentation by Keith Wotton - the early evolution of the Solar system

Presentation by Simon Wragg - Main sequence stars

Presentation by Mike Rail - The Observatory for Cornwall

Events
	Our meetings are open to all members and guests. Meetings are free, unless otherwise stated. If you are not a member you are welcome to attend meetings but we would encourage you to become a member if you wish to attend on a regular basis. Membership is inexpensive and demonstrates your support as well as helping us to raise funds.
7th July 2005	1900hrs - meeting at the site. Planning building works for Saturday 9th July
3rd March 2005	7.30 pm - Meeting at Truro Golf Club
3rd February 2005	7.30 pm - Meeting at Truro Golf Club
3rd June 2004	7.00 pm Meetimg at the site
6 May 2004	6.30 pm - Meeting at the site (note earlier start time)
1 April 2004	7.30 pm - Meeting at Truro Golf Club
7 November 2003	7.00pm - Annual General Meeting at Truro Golf Club. 3 course dinner at £10 per head - contact Murty (01872 863075 or email) to book a table. If you have paid your subscription and not received agenda papers for the meeting please email Colin Stewart.
2nd October 2003	7.30 pm - Meeting at the site or Truro Golf Club if wet.
5 September 2003	7.30 pm - Meeting at the site or Truro Golf Club if wet.
27 August 2003	We are planning an open evening at Truro Golf Club (map) on 27th August and weather permitting we will have few telescopes on the site for an observing session to view Mars. Please note the change of venue.
1 August 2003	6.00pm - Meeting and observing session at the site or at Truro Golf Club if wet.
4 July 2003	6.30pm - Meeting at the site or at Truro Golf Club if wet. Please attend - decisions to be made.
20 March 2003	Meeting at Truro Golf Club (map) starting at 7.30pm. Business meeting followed by observing session (bring telescopes!)
20 February 2003	Meeting at Truro Golf Club starting at 7.30pm. Slide show by Tony James.
16 January 2003	Meeting at Truro Golf Club starting at 7.30pm. ''Dome Design Forum' presented by Keith Wotton for open discussion.
20 November 2002 (Wednesday)	Meeting at Truro Golf Club starting at 7.30pm. 'How to build a dome' - Terry Tempest
17 October 2002	Annual General Meeting at Truro Golf Club starting at 7.30pm.
19 September 2002	Meeting at Truro Golf Club starting at 7.30pm. Our usual business meeting will be followed by a talk on 'MICROMETEORITES' by Brian Sheen.
18 July 2002	Meeting at Truro Golf Club starting at 7.30pm. 'Project Hawaii' - by Geoff Douglas.
20 June 2002	Meeting at Truro Golf Club starting at 7.30pm. 'Cross Spectro Analysis' - by Tony James.
16 May 2002	Meeting at Truro Golf Club starting at 7.30pm. 'Education through the space science centre at Camborne School' by Malcolm Woolcock.
19 April 2002	Meeting at Truro Golf Club starting at 7.30pm. Speaker: Chris Stumble from Radio Cornwall...subject: Meteorology
21 March 2002	Meeting at 18 Lemon Street. After an update on business matters and progress at Wheal Busy Simon Wragg gave a video presentation about the 'Big Bang' theory. This was followed by a discussion on a number of aspects of the theory.
9 March 2002	Site works day - 26 volunteers contributed 100 hours of work to clear the access lane. It was hard work, but well worth it as the planned work was completed in full
21 February 2002	Following the signing of the Lease for Wheal Busy and discussion of other matters relating to the site plan there was a video presentation about the Planets. Photographs from the meeting and a write up about the group appear in The West Briton on 28 February.
17 January 2002	Meeting at Truro Golf Club With clear skies the meeting started with an observing session. This was followed by a excellent presentation by Tony James about Galaxies. The meeting concluded with a discussion of business matters and an adjournment to the bar.
15 November 2001	Observing Session from Truro Golf Club. Jupiter and Saturn both clearly visible in the eastern sky.
4 October 2001	Annual General Meeting
20 September 2001	Presentation by Keith Wooton - Sun, the nuclear furnace.
16 August 2001	Presentation by Brian Sheen - Eclipse in Africa
19 July 2001	Presentation by Tony James - The Search for Extra-Terrestrial life
28 June 2001	Slide presentation by Neil Cook
19 April 2001	Presentation by Peter Squibb - making telescope mirrors
30 March 2001	Slide presentation by Tim Gouldstone
15 February 2001	Presentation by Keith Wotton - the early evolution of the Solar system
18 January 2001	Presentation by Simon Wragg - Main sequence stars
17 November 2000	Presentation by Mike Rail - The Observatory for Cornwall
10 October 2000	Inaugural Meeting