Syllabus 2011-2012

Liverpool Astronomical Society Meetings & Events
Session for 2011-2012

Weekly Meetings

When: Every Wednesday 7-9pm (Closed at Xmas)
For full details of other dates contact the Observatory Director, Mr. Brendan Martin.
Where: Liverpool Astronomical Society’s Leighton Observatory,
Pex Hill,
Cronton,
near Widnes,
Cheshire,
WA8 5QW

Maps are available by clicking here.

Monthly Meetings

When: Generally Third Friday of the Month (Sept – May). Meetings at 7pm – 9:30pm (Unless Stated)
For further details, click here.
Where: The Quaker Meeting House,
22 School Lane,
Liverpool City Centre,
L1 3BT

Date Venue Guest speaker Subject & Title
2011
Friday September 16th The Quaker Meeting House,
22 School Lane,
Liverpool City Centre,
L1 3BT
130th Presidential Address
Mr. Ken Clark, LAS President
‘Matters Astronomical’
Followed by a reception buffet. Tickets £2.50 at venue
Friday October 21st
The 19th William Lassell Memorial Lecture.
The Quaker Meeting House,
22 School Lane,
Liverpool City Centre,
L1 3BT
Dr. Paul Roche, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Cardiff ‘Impacts from Space’
Saturday October 29th
7 – 9pm
Wirral Country Park Visitor Centre,
Station Road,
Thurstaston,
Wirral,
Merseyside,
CH61 0HN
Public Star Party Telescopes & Events in Centre More Details at Meetings & LAS Website & Newsletter.
Friday November 18th The Quaker Meeting House,
22 School Lane,
Liverpool City Centre,
L1 3BT
Professor Carole Mundell, A.R.I. Liverpool John Moore’s University ‘Big Bangs and Black Holes’
Friday December 9th
(2nd Friday)
The Quaker Meeting House,
22 School Lane,
Liverpool City Centre,
L1 3BT
LAS Members Talks Subjects to be confirmed .
2012
Friday January 20th The Quaker Meeting House,
22 School Lane,
Liverpool City Centre,
L1 3BT
Mr. Kevin Kilburn, Manchester A.S. ‘Manchester’s First Rocket Man’
Friday February 17th The Quaker Meeting House,
22 School Lane,
Liverpool City Centre,
L1 3BT
Mr. Peter Shah, Shropshire A.S. ‘A View of The Universe From My Garden Shed’
Saturday March 3rd
7 – 9pm
Wirral Country Park Visitor Centre,
Station Road,
Thurstaston,
Wirral,
Merseyside,
CH61 0HN
Public Star Party Telescopes & Events in Centre More Details at Meetings & LAS Website & Newsletter
Friday March 16th The Quaker Meeting House,
22 School Lane,
Liverpool City Centre,
L1 3BT
Dr. Robert Walsh, Director of Research, University of Central Lancashire ‘Living With A Star’
Saturday, March 31st
From 1.00pm onwards
Leighton Observatory,
Pex Hill,
Cronton,
near Widnes,
Cheshire,
WA8 5QW
Observatory Open Day/Night Public tours of Observatory, talks, solar observations,Please bring clear skies!
Friday April 20th The Quaker Meeting House,
22 School Lane,
Liverpool City Centre,
L1 3BT
Dr. Tim O’Brien, Jodrell Bank, University of Manchester ‘Radio Images of Exploding Stars’
Friday May 18th The Quaker Meeting House,
22 School Lane,
Liverpool City Centre,
L1 3BT
LAS A.G.M. & Members Talks Subjects to be confirmed.
Tuesday June 19th
7pm
Special Monthly Meeting
The Quaker Meeting House,
22 School Lane,
Liverpool City Centre,
L1 3BT
Dr. Valerie Connaughton, Gamma-Ray Astronomy Group, University of Alabama, USA The Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope: Construction, Launch, and Observer of Gamma-Ray Bursts