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Syllabus 2018-2019

Liverpool Astronomical Society Meetings & Events
Session for 2018-2019

Weekly Meetings

When: Every Wednesday 7.00pm – 9.00pm (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: September to May. Usually the third Friday of the month (unless otherwise noted). Meetings at 7.00pm – 9.00pm (unless otherwise noted).
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
2018
Friday, 21st September	The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT	137th Presidential Address Mr. Steve Southern LAS President 2018-2019	“My top 10 astronomical objects to Observe” & Welcome Buffet
Wirral Star Party Saturday 13th October from 7pm	Nb. New venue Dee Sailing Club, Station Road, Thurstaston, Wirral, Merseyside, CH61 0HN	Public Star Party	Night sky views Telescopes and Events in Visitor Centre Event Link
Friday, 19th October The William Lassell Memorial Lecture	The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT	Mr. William Stewart Network for Meteor Triangulation and Orbit Determination	“Shooting While You Sleep: Modern Methods of Detecting & Analysing Meteors”
Friday, 16th November	The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT	Mr. Peter Williamson FRAS	“Remote Telescopes for Education & Public Access”
Friday, 7th December (1st Friday)	The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT	LAS Members’ Talks
		TBC – if you are a member who wishes to give a short presentation, please contact the Secretary via this form	To be confirmed
		TBC	To be confirmed
		TBC	To be confirmed
2019
Friday, 18th January	The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT	Dr. Steve Barrett, Department of Physics at the University of Liverpool	“Legacy of the Hubble Space Telescope”
Friday, 15th February The Jeremiah Horrocks Memorial Lecture	The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT	Dr. Allan Chapman FRAS	“Islands in the Sky; Edwin Hubble, the Galaxies, and the ‘Star’ of Mt. Wilson”
Friday, 22nd March (4th Friday)	The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT	Dr. Rob Lyon Universities of Liverpool and Manchester	“The Square Kilometre Array: Astronomy at Scale”
Observatory Open Day Sunday, 14th April 1pm – 9pm	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, 26th April (4th Friday)	The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT	Professor Chris Lintott University of Oxford/BBC “The Sky at Night“	“How to Find a Planet from Your Sofa (and Then Check it for Aliens)”
Friday, 17th May	The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT	LAS A.G.M. 2018 – 2019	Society business Members’ talks (subjects to be confirmed)
June – August: No Monthly Meetings, however Weekly Meetings continue at Leighton Observatory during the Summer Months