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The article offers information on several meetings related to astronomy. Fifth ordinary meeting held at the Royal Astronomical Society in London, England on March 25, 2009 on physical characteristics of comet. Special General Meeting held at the Royal Astronomical Society in London, England on March 25, 2009 featuring cosmology and the expanding Universe.

The article provides information on the fourth ordinary meeting of the 116th session of the British Astronomical Association held at the New Hunts House, Guys Hospital in London, England. Papers secretary Nick James announced that six papers had been approved for publication in the journal. Hazel Collett, Meetings Secretary was invited to read the minutes of the previous meeting, which had taken place at the seventh Observers' Workshop in Milton Keynes.

The article highlights the meeting of the British Astronomical Association held on April 25, 2006, at the Geological Society, Burlington House in Piccadilly, London, England. The president opened the seventh Ordinary Meeting of the 115th session and invited Dr. Nick Hewitt to read the minutes of the previous meeting. Several papers were presented on a range of topics including outburses, orbits and oscillations.

The article highlights the Ordinary Meeting of the British Astronomical Association held on April 23, 2005, at the English Heritage Lecture Theater in London, England. The president opened the sixth meeting of the 115th session were 29 new members were proposed for election. Several papers were presented that discuss a range of topics including, quasars, black holes and galaxy formation, among others.

Highlights the joint meeting of British Astronomical Association with Royal Meteorological Society at the Geological Society in Piccadilly, London, England. Acceptance of the new members proposed at the previous meeting; Accounts of the event; Announcement of the approval of a new paper to appear in the Association's Journal.

This article presents information on Ordinary Meeting of the British Astronomical Association held at the Geological Society, Burlington House in Piccadilly, London, England on November 29, 2003. The second meeting of the 114th session was opened, and the minutes of the October meeting were read by Association's secretary Nick Hewitt before being approved by the audience. Tom Boles, president of the Association, then introduced the afternoon's opening speakers, Nigel Henbest and Heather Couper, cofounders of a substantial television production company specialising in the promotion of astronomy.

Information on the events and papers discussed at the fourth meeting of the Royal Astronomical Society held in London, England on January 26, 2011 on astronomy is presented. Topics include the growth of black holes and its influence on galaxies, the mass distribution in the solar system, and the review of the lunar eclipse on December 21, 2010. The meeting featured several speakers including doctors Ryan Hickox of Durham University, Suzanne Aigrain of Oxford University, and Nick James.

Information about several papers discussed in the meeting on astronomy held on May 26, 2010 at the Royal Astronomical Society, Burlington House in London, England are presented. Topics include the apprenticeship in meteor under Manning Prentice, the treatment on classical novae, and a discussion on the greenish colour on Mars. The meeting featured several astronomers including George Alcock and Guy Hurst.

The article provides information on the third meeting of the 116th session of the British Astronomical Association held at New Hunts House in London, England. Speaker Martin Mobberley opened the meeting by noting that Saturn and its rings would occult the magnitude 7.9 star BY Cancri. Lecturer Doug Ellison started his lecture by showing a cartoon that compared Spirit, which is part of the Mars Exploration pathway of "Follow the Water" compared to the Energizer Bunny.

Highlights the British Astronomical Association's Ordinary Meeting and Christmas Lecture held in London, England on January 10, 2004. Welcome speech of president Tom Boles; Topics covered; Lecturers.

The article provides information on the 2006 Special General Meeting of the British Astronomical Association held at the New Hunts House, Guys Hospital in London, England. Treasurer David Boyd was invited by the president to address the meeting. Boyd reported that the finances of the Association were, in the view of Council, in a healthy state, despite a continuing rise in operating costs. Council had proposed a rise in the annual subscription rate for Ordinary Members.