Liverpool Astronomical Society Meetings & Events
Session for 2019-2022
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).
PLEASE NOTE:
Many events have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These items are denoted in red and blank with a line through them, like this.
Date | Venue | Event / Guest speaker | Subject & Title |
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2019 | |||
Friday, 20th September | The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT |
138th Presidential Address
Mr. Gerard Gilligan on behalf of |
“Bidston Observatory & The Death of an Astronomer” & Welcome Buffet |
Autumn Star Party Saturday 5th October from 7pm |
Croxteth Hall & Country Park, Muirhead Avenue East, Liverpool, Merseyside, L12 0HB |
Public Star Party | Night sky views Telescopes and Events Event Link |
Friday, 18th October The William Lassell Memorial Lecture |
The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT |
Ms. Melanie Davies FRAS Founder of Creative Space, Hastings |
“Titan: A candidate for evolution?” |
Friday, 15th November | The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT |
Dr. Steve Barrett, Department of Physics at the University of Liverpool |
“Fiat Lux” |
Friday, 13th December (2nd 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 |
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TBC | To be confirmed | ||
TBC | To be confirmed | ||
2020 | |||
Friday, 17th January | The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT |
Mr. Russell Parry | “Safe Food Production from the Space Race” |
Friday, 21st February The Jeremiah Horrocks Memorial Lecture |
The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT |
Professor Andrew Newsam Liverpool John Moores University |
“Art & Astronomy: Universal Appeal” |
Station Road, Thurstaston, Wirral, Merseyside, CH61 0HN |
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22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT |
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Pex Hill, Cronton, near Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 5QW |
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22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT |
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Friday, 18th September | Online | Mr. Pete Williamson FRAS Astro Radio |
“From Myth to Moon” |
Friday, 23rd October The William Lassell Memorial Lecture |
Online | Mr. Steve Tonkin FRAS The Binocular Sky |
“Two Eyes Are Better Than One” |
Friday, 20th November | Online | Dr. Steve Barrett, Department of Physics at the University of Liverpool |
“Fiat Lux II” |
Friday, 11th December | Online | Mr. Robert Naeye | “How we find life in the Universe” |
2021 |
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Friday, 15th January | Online | Mr. Alan Cross Science and Technology Facilities Council |
“The North West Space Strategy” |
Friday, 29th January | Online | Mr. Robert Naeye | Informal Talk: “The Possible Signal from Proxima Centauri” |
Friday, 19th February The Jeremiah Horrocks Memorial Lecture |
Online | Dr. Kevin Bowman University of Central Lancashire |
“Apollo 13: Lucky for Some?” |
Friday, 5th March | Online | Mr. Dave Eagle FRAS, BSc (Hons), PGCE | Informal Talk: “Astro-imaging Workshop” |
Friday, 19th March | Online | Professor Derek Ward-Thompson University of Central Lancashire |
“How to Take a Picture of a Black Hole” |
Friday, 16th April | Online | Mr. Pete Williamson FRAS Astro Radio |
“Moons of the Solar System” |
Friday, 23rd April | Online | Dr. Jackie Bell FIMA, FHEA | Informal Talk: “Preparing for Astronaut Selection” |
Friday, 21st May | Online | Mr. Paul Money FRAS | “Why Are There No Green Stars?” |
Friday, 17th September | Online | Mr. Sam Walton Mullard Space Science Laboratory at University College London |
“Space Weather” |
Friday, 15th October The William Lassell Memorial Lecture |
Online | Mr. Andy Briggs | “How to Photograph a Black Hole” |
Friday, 19th November | The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT & Online |
Dr. Steve Barrett, Department of Physics at the University of Liverpool |
“Fiat Lux III” |
Friday, 10th December |
The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT & Online |
LAS Members’ Talks | |
Mr. David Galvin FRAS | “Imaging Neptune’s Moon, Triton” | ||
Mr. Gerard Gilligan | “A Tale of Two Observatories” | ||
Mrs. Hilary Harper | “Moons of the Solar System” | ||
2022 |
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Friday, 21st January | Online | Mr. Robert Naeye | “Who Says Astronomy Can’t Be Funny?” |
Friday, 18th February The Jeremiah Horrocks Memorial Lecture |
Online | Professor Karim Jaffer John Abbott College, Montreal, Canada |
“Two-eyed Seeing” |
Friday, 18th March | The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT & Online |
Dr. Luke Hart Software Engineer at TNEI Services Ltd. |
“Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation: Ripples from the Big Bang” |
Friday, 22nd April | The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT |
Mr. Steve Warbis Macclesfield Astronomical Society |
“Our Place in The Universe – How Lucky Do You Feel Today?” |
Wednesday, 27th April | Leighton Observatory, Pex Hill, Cronton, near Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 5QW |
Leighton Observatory at Pex Hill re-opens to members and the public for regular Wednesday meetings | |
Friday, 20th May (Was originally Friday, 15th May 2020) |
The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT |
LAS A.G.M. 2019 – 2022 | Society business followed by buffet |
June – August: No Monthly Meetings, however Weekly Meetings continue at Leighton Observatory during the Summer Months |