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Syllabus 2013-2014

Liverpool Astronomical Society Meetings & Events
Session for 2013-2014

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 Monthly meetings more than twice, you might consider joining the LAS (the cost is minimal and there are a lot of benefits).

Date	Venue	Event / Guest speaker	Subject & Title
2013
Friday September 20^th	The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT	132^nd Presidential Address Mr Rob Johnson LAS President 2013-2014	Rockets to the Moon and Back & Reception Buffet Tickets Required
Saturday October 12^th 7 – 9pm	Wirral Country Park Visitor Centre, Station Road, Thurstaston, Wirral, Merseyside, CH61 0HN	Public Star Party Night sky views Telescopes and Events in Visitor Centre	More Details at Meetings and in LAS Newsletter
Friday October 18^th The William Lassell Lecture	The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT	Prof. Lionel Wilson, University of Lancaster	Volcanic Activity on Early-Forming Asteroids
Friday November 15^th	The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT	Dr Mark Hadley, AstraZeneca UK & Macclesfield AS	The use of Chirality in the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Friday December 13^th (2^nd Friday)	The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT	LAS Members’ Talks	Subjects to be confirmed
2014
Friday January 17^th	The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT	Mr Martin Lunn MBE, FRAS, Former Curator of Astronomy Yorkshire Museum, York	King Charles’ Star – Supernova Cassiopeia A
Friday February 21^st	The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT	Ms Wendy Simkiss, World Museum & National Museum Liverpool	Meteorites
National Astronomy Week 2014 Saturday March 1^stFrom 7pm	Wirral Country Park Visitor Centre, Station Road, Thurstaston, Wirral, Merseyside, CH61 0HN	Public Star Party Night Sky Views Events in Visitor Centre	More Details here
National Astronomy Week 2014 Saturday March 8^th From 1pm	Leighton Observatory, Pex Hill, Cronton, near Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 5QW	Observatory Open Day for National Astronomy Week	Public tours of Observatory, talks, solar observations and lots more! More details here
Friday March 21^st	The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT	Mr Barry Pemberton, Orion Optics	Telescope Optics
Friday April 11^th(2^nd Friday due to Easter Bank Holiday)	The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT	Dr Katherine Joy, University of Manchester	Geology of the Moon
Friday May 16^th	The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT	LAS A.G.M. 2013 – 2014	Subjects to be confirmed
June – August: No Monthly Meetings, however Weekly Meetings continue at Leighton Observatory during the Summer Months