Category Archives: The Leighton Observatory at Pex Hill

Articles and information regarding the Leighton Observatory at Pex Hill, Cronton, where many of Liverpool Astronomical Society’s local observations are made

International SUNday @ Leighton Observatory: Sunday, 21st June 2015

  The Liverpool A.S. are hosting a Solar observing session at the leighton observatory, come along and see the Sun as never before. Continue Reading »

Solar Eclipse & BBC Stargazing Live: Friday, 20th March 2015

The LAS are hosting a BBC Stargazing Live event at our Leighton observatory, Pex Hill, Cronton. Come along and see a partial (90%) eclipse of the Sun. View through special telescopes. Continue Reading »

Monthly Meeting, Friday 12th December 2014

The December 2014 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for session 2014-15 will take place on Friday, December 12th 2014 from 7pm. This month will see a series of presentations from our very own members, and will be interrupted half way for Free tea/coffee with Christmas light refreshments break. The proposed agenda is below – the order of the talks may change on the night. We will begin with Society Business, Apologies, Minutes, Announcements, etc. After this will be the following talks : Speaker Subject Jeff Starley Iceland and the Aurora Miss Elly Williams, member of LAS Young Astronomers A short […] Continue Reading »

Weekly Public Meeting at the Leighton Observatory, Pex Hill

When and Where? Weekly public meetings are held every Wednesday evening (except at Christmas week), between 19:00 (7 PM) and 21:00 (9 PM) local time (e.g. 7pm BST in summer, 7pm UTC in winter) in the Liverpool Astronomical Society’s Leighton Observatory. Children who wish to visit must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Regular Attendance 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 a Monthly meeting more than twice, you […] Continue Reading »

Cancelled: Weekly Public Meeting at the Leighton Observatory, Pex Hill

Please note: Unfortunately the observatory will not be open tonight due to an issue with the ongoing building work. We apologise for the short notice. Normal operation should resume for next week’s meeting. When and Where? Weekly public meetings are held every Wednesday evening (except at Christmas week), between 19:00 (7 PM) and 21:00 (9 PM) local time (e.g. 7pm BST in summer, 7pm UTC in winter) in the Liverpool Astronomical Society’s Leighton Observatory. Children who wish to visit must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Regular Attendance While we do welcome members of the public, we do ask […] Continue Reading »