Category Archives: Astronomical Objects and Phenomena

Articles and information on astronomical phenomena

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 »

2016 – 2017 Annual General Meeting (A.G.M.), Friday 19th May, 2017

Please note that this event is not open to the general public without prior arrangement with the LAS Secretary. The first part of the AGM is the business of the Society for the past year, but following tea/coffee we will have the following short presentations by society members. Speaker Title To be confirmed To be confirmed To be confirmed To be confirmed To be confirmed To be confirmed LAS Members are requested to attend, but if this is not possible, please could you send your apologies before the day of the event to either the Minutes Secretary or the Secretary (click title for contact form), […] 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 »

UPDATE: Monthly Meeting: Friday 19th February, 2016

The February 2016 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for session 2015-16, will take place on Friday, February 19th 2015 from 7pm. Due to unforeseen circumstances, our scheduled guest speaker Dr. Chris Copperwheat,  LT2 Project Scientist at Liverpool John Moores University is unable to join us as planned. A replacement guest speaker has kindly agreed to step in; Kevin Kilburn, FRAS, vice-president of Manchester Astronomical Society and vice-chairman of the Society for the History of Astronomy, whose lecture is entitled: “The Bevis’s Uranographia Britannica” If your 2015-2016 subscriptions have not yet been paid, your membership has lapsed. If you wish to […] Continue Reading »

Monthly Meeting: Friday 18th November, 2016

The November 2016 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for session 2016-17, will take place on Friday, November 18th 2016 from 7pm. Our guest speaker this month is Mr. Paul L Money FRAS FBIS, whose lecture is entitled: “Into the Darkness, but shining a light” – The New Horizons mission to Pluto and beyond 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 e-newsletter is now included in your normal subscription cost […] Continue Reading »

Monthly Meeting: Friday 20th January, 2017

The January 2017 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for session 2016-17, will take place on Friday, January 20th 2017 from 7pm. Our guest speaker this month is Melanie Davies FRAS, the founder of Creative Space, Hastings, whose lecture is entitled: “The Pleiades” – covering the mythology to modern-day science 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 e-newsletter is now included in your normal subscription cost Free tea/coffee with light […] Continue Reading »

Monthly Meeting: Friday 24th February, 2017

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 »

Monthly Meeting: Friday 17th March, 2017

The March 2017 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for session 2016-17, will take place on Friday, March 17th 2017 from 7pm. Our guest speaker this month is Dr. Rene Breton of the University of Manchester, with a lecture entitled: “Einstein’s Relativity: Tested to the Limit with Pulsars” Dr. Breton writes: Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity was published in 1915. In over a century it has not failed a single time despite hundreds of tests and experiments. One of the most extreme environments in which to benchmark Relativity and possible alternative theories of gravity is around pulsars (after black holes, the […] Continue Reading »

Monthly Meeting, Friday 13th February 2015

The February 2015 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for session 2014-15, will take place on Friday, February 13th 2015 from 7pm. Our guest speaker this month is Professor Jamie Gilmour, Professor of Planetary Science, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Manchester University, whose lecture is entitled “The Evolution of the Solar System” Could existing members please note that if your 2014-2015 subscriptions are yet to be paid, your membership is regarded as lapsed. In this case, please contact the Treasurer, Chris Banks, ASAP. Adult Annual Subscription is  £15.00 Junior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs)  is £5.00 The LAS e-newsletter is now […] Continue Reading »