Liverpool Astronomical Society Meetings & Events
Session for 2012-2013
Weekly Meetings
When: Every Wednesday 7-9pm (Closed at Xmas/New Year)
For full details of other dates contact 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: Third Friday of the Month (September – 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
Regular Attendance of Weekly and/or Monthly Meetings by non-Members
While we do welcome members of the public, we do ask you to consider that, since everything is paid for from our Membership subscriptions, if you find yourself attending a Weekly meeting more than 3 times, or a Monthly meeting more than twice, you might consider joining the LAS (the cost is minimal and there are a lot of benefits).
Date | Venue | Guest speaker | Subject & Title |
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2012 | |||
Friday September 21st | The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT |
131st Presidential Address Mr Ken Clark LAS President 2012-2013 |
Fun with Astrophotography & Reception Buffet Tickets Required |
Friday October 5th (1st Friday) The William Lassell Lecture |
The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT |
Dr Allan Chapman Oxford University |
The Victorian Transits of Venus, 1874 & 1882 |
Saturday October 20th 7 – 9pm |
Wirral Country Park Visitor Centre, Station Road, Thurstaston, Wirral, Merseyside, CH61 0HN |
Public Star Party Night sky views Events in Visitor Centre |
More Details at Meetings and in LAS Newsletter |
Friday November 16th | The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT |
Mr Chris Suddick, Altrincham & District A.S. | Pioneering the Voyage to New Horizons |
Friday December 14th (2nd Friday) |
The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT |
LAS Members Short Talks / Observational Reports | Subjects to be confirmed |
2013 | |||
Friday January 18th | The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT |
Mr Ian Baker OpTIC, Glyndwr University, St. Asaph Campus | Amateur Spectroscopy – A Real Possibility |
Friday February 15th | The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT |
Mr Martin Lunn MBE | King Charles’ Star – The Supernova Cassiopeia A |
Friday March 15th | The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT |
Dr Rhodri Evans, School of Physics & Astronomy University of Cardiff |
The History of the Yerkes Observatory |
Saturday March 16th 7 – 9pm |
Wirral Country Park Visitor Centre, Station Road, Thurstaston, Wirral, Merseyside, CH61 0HN |
Public Star Party Night Sky Views Events in Visitor Centre |
More Details at Meetings, at this link and in LAS Newsletter |
Saturday April 13th 1pm – Late |
Leighton Observatory, Pex Hill, Cronton, near Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 5QW |
Observatory Open Day / Night | Public tours of Observatory, talks, solar observations and lots more! |
Friday April 19th | The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT |
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Mr Steve Halliwell | Mr Moses Holden 1777-1864, Gardener, Weaver and Astronomer | ||
Friday May 17th | The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT |
LAS A.G.M. 2012 – 2013 | |
Dave Thomson | Astronomical Instrumentation | ||
Dave Forshaw | Aurora – Iceland 2013 | ||
Mark Payne | A Year of Solar Imaging | ||
June – August: No Monthly Meetings, however Weekly Meetings continue at Leighton Observatory during the Summer Months |