Founded in 1942, CUAS continues to pride itself on being a very active society. Unique among all other UK universities (even Oxford!), CUAS members are allowed (after they have attended two demonstrations and passed a test) to use the two refractor telescopes whenever they wish, to look at whatever they want to.
If, however, the thought of standing behind a telescope on a freezing night, all by yourself, in the eerie silence of the Institute of Astronomy staring through the telescope and wondering what in the name of good fortune what you're looking at, don't despair! CUAS organises Obs Nights, where committee members (most of whom can find even the most obscure fuzzy objects faster than you can say "Betelgeuze") will show you the sights, with the naked eye, binoculars and telescope. Not to be missed!
During Michelmas and Lent Terms there are also weekly speaker meetings at eight thirty on Wednesday evenings.
Members will be regularly kept up to date on when any social events are over e-mail. In the Easter Term, there is, of course, the CUAS Garden party to look forward to and sometimes we go on a CUAS holiday to somewhere.