Sic Itur Ad Astra – Thus The Way To The Stars : 144 years of astronomy
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The April 2022 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2019 – 2022 (138th) session will be held on Friday, April 22nd from 19:00 to 21:00. Our guest speaker this month is Mr. Steve Warbis of Macclesfield Astronomical Society. In addition to speaking for them and other organisations, Steve is an active member of Macclesfield AS as their Field Trip Co-ordinator and former Chairman, as well as a keen urban astrophotographer. Steve’s lecture is entitled: OUR PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE – How Lucky Do You Feel Today? An explanation and illustration of the incredible and fortunate sequence of astronomical […]Continue Reading »
(Please note, this is not an LAS organised event) Join astrophysicist and Liverpool alumnus, Dr Matt Taylor (MPhys Physics 1997), from the European Space Agency when he returns to Liverpool next month to talk about the early results from the historic Rosetta Mission – the most detailed study of a comet ever attempted. In this lecture, Matt will talk about the notable results from the mission, as well as the potential impact that the collected data could make to our understanding of comets. This is a public event and open to all (minimum age 12). Tickets are FREE but you […]Continue Reading »
The February 2017 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for session 2016-17, will take place on Friday, February 24th 2017 from 7pm. Please note that this is the 4th Friday of the month, not the 3rd Friday. Our guest speaker this month is Dr. Allan Chapman FRAS, whose lecture is entitled: “The ‘Ferret of Comets’; Charles Messier and Astronomy in 18th century France” Subscriptions for 2016-2017 are now overdue and should have been paid by October 1st. Adult Annual Subscription is £15.00 Junior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs) is £5.00 Please contact the Treasurer if you wish to become a member. The LAS […]Continue Reading »
The Earth has a long and violent history of collisions with extraterrestrial bodies such as asteroids and comets. Massively more destructive than a global nuclear war, this is the hazard that is most likely to precipitate the end of civilisation as we know it, but It is also the only major natural hazard that can be predicted and prevented. Here, Jay will discuss the nature and extent of the Near Earth Object (NEO) hazard and how it can be dealt with. Building 207 on University Plan at http://www.liv.ac.uk/files/docs/maps/liverpool-university-campus-map.pdf Talk starts at 6.30 p.m. with tea and coffee available from 6pm.Continue Reading »
