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Founded in 1942 (and so having just celebrated our 60th anniversary!), 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 undergone training) 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!
For the more social amongst you, no, CUAS doesn't just hang around the IoA. Every Saturday during termtime, we meet in the Pickerel Pub on Bridge Street for their famous Chip Butties, for a pleasant hour (or afternoon, on too many occasions...) of chatting and meeting people. Do drop in anytime, we always love to see a new face!
As well as the weekly pub lunches, CUAS organises formal halls in various colleges (your chance to see some of the colleges you only know the name of but have never been there, much less eaten in their formal hall) throughout the Michaelmas and Lent terms. Members will be regularly kept up to date on when these (and any other events) are over e-mail. In the Easter Term, there is, of course, the CUAS Garden party to look forward to, the Punt Race, and sometimes we go on a CUAS holiday to somewhere (last year it was the Green Isle...).
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