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Syllabus 2011-2012

Liverpool Astronomical Society Meetings & Events
Session for 2011-2012

Weekly Meetings

When: Every Wednesday 7-9pm (Closed at Xmas)
For full details of other dates contact the 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: Generally Third Friday of the Month (Sept – 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

Date	Venue	Guest speaker	Subject & Title
2011
Friday September 16^th	The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT	130^th Presidential Address Mr. Ken Clark, LAS President	‘Matters Astronomical’ Followed by a reception buffet. Tickets £2.50 at venue
Friday October 21^st The 19^th William Lassell Memorial Lecture.	The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT	Dr. Paul Roche, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Cardiff	‘Impacts from Space’
Saturday October 29^th 7 – 9pm	Wirral Country Park Visitor Centre, Station Road, Thurstaston, Wirral, Merseyside, CH61 0HN	Public Star Party Telescopes & Events in Centre	More Details at Meetings & LAS Website & Newsletter.
Friday November 18^th	The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT	Professor Carole Mundell, A.R.I. Liverpool John Moore’s University	‘Big Bangs and Black Holes’
Friday December 9^th (2^nd Friday)	The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT	LAS Members Talks	Subjects to be confirmed .
2012
Friday January 20^th	The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT	Mr. Kevin Kilburn, Manchester A.S.	‘Manchester’s First Rocket Man’
Friday February 17^th	The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT	Mr. Peter Shah, Shropshire A.S.	‘A View of The Universe From My Garden Shed’
Saturday March 3^rd 7 – 9pm	Wirral Country Park Visitor Centre, Station Road, Thurstaston, Wirral, Merseyside, CH61 0HN	Public Star Party Telescopes & Events in Centre	More Details at Meetings & LAS Website & Newsletter
Friday March 16^th	The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT	Dr. Robert Walsh, Director of Research, University of Central Lancashire	‘Living With A Star’
Saturday, March 31^st From 1.00pm onwards	Leighton Observatory, Pex Hill, Cronton, near Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 5QW	Observatory Open Day/Night	Public tours of Observatory, talks, solar observations,Please bring clear skies!
Friday April 20^th	The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT	Dr. Tim O’Brien, Jodrell Bank, University of Manchester	‘Radio Images of Exploding Stars’
Friday May 18^th	The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT	LAS A.G.M. & Members Talks	Subjects to be confirmed.
Tuesday June 19^th 7pm Special Monthly Meeting	The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, L1 3BT	Dr. Valerie Connaughton, Gamma-Ray Astronomy Group, University of Alabama, USA	The Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope: Construction, Launch, and Observer of Gamma-Ray Bursts
June – August: No Monthly Meetings (except for special events), however, Weekly Meetings continue at Leighton Observatory during the Summer Months