Liverpool Astronomical Society Meetings & Events
Session for 2017-2018
Weekly Meetings
When: Every Wednesday 7-9pm (Closed at Xmas/New Year)
For full details of other dates contact the Observatory Director.
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 otherwise 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 |
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2017 | |||
Friday, 15th September | The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT |
136th Presidential Address Mr. Steve Southern LAS President 2017-2018 |
“My top 10 astronomical objects to Observe” & Welcome Buffet |
Friday, 20th October The William Lassell Memorial Lecture |
The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT |
Mr. Paul L Money FRAS FBIS | “Triumphs of Voyager [part 1]: Journey to Jupiter, Splendours of Saturn” |
Wirral Star Party Saturday 28th October from 7pm |
Wirral Country Park Visitor Centre, Station Road, Thurstaston, Wirral, Merseyside, CH61 0HN |
Public Star Party | Night sky views Telescopes and Events in Visitor Centre |
Friday, 17th November | The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT |
Dr. Julian Onions University of Nottingham |
“Metal Detecting” |
Friday, 8th December (2nd Friday) |
The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT |
LAS Members’ Talks | |
Mr. Phil Williams | “Astrobiology: A toe in the water” | ||
Miss Stephanie Reed | “The Big Bang Theory” | ||
Mr. Johnny Sheen | “Moons” | ||
2018 | |||
Friday, 19th January | The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT |
Mr. Mark Townley Brierley Hill Solar |
“Our Local Star” |
Friday, 16th February | The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT |
Prof. Ian Robson (BSc, Phd, FRAS, CPhys, FInstP) | “The Discovery of Quasars” |
Friday, 16th March | The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT |
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Wirral Star Party Saturday, 24th March from 7pm |
Wirral Country Park Visitor Centre, Station Road, Thurstaston, Wirral, Merseyside, CH61 0HN |
Public Star Party | Night sky views Telescopes and Events in Visitor Centre |
Friday, 20th April | The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT |
Mr. Paul L Money FRAS FBIS | “Triumphs of Voyager [part 2]: Where no probe has gone before” |
Spring – date to be confirmed Observatory Open Day |
Leighton Observatory, Pex Hill, Cronton, near Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 5QW |
Observatory Open Day and Night | Public tours of Observatory, talks, solar observations and lots more! |
Friday, 18th May | The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT |
LAS A.G.M. 2017 – 2018 | Society business Members’ talks (subjects to be confirmed) |
June – August: No Monthly Meetings, however Weekly Meetings continue at Leighton Observatory during the Summer Months |