“Impact Hazards of the Earth” by Mr. Alan Bowden, Summer Lectures Series, 3rd September 1997
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Category Archives: Astronomical Objects and Phenomena
Monthly Meeting, Friday 11th April 2014
The April 2014 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for session 2013-14, will take place on Friday, April 11th 2014 from 7pm. Please note that this is the 2nd Friday of the month due to the Easter Bank Holiday. Our Guest speaker this month is Dr. Katherine Joy of The University of Manchester, who will speak on the subject of “The Geology of the Moon” To those who are yet to renew Subscriptions 2013-14 , remember that the yearly subscriptions to the society membership are now extremely over due! Adult Annual Subscription is £15.00 LAS Newsletter subscription is £5 for 12 issues […] Continue Reading »
National Astronomy Week 2014
In 2014, Jupiter will be at its highest in UK skies for many years to come, in fact until the year 2025, and to celebrate the event, UK astronomers and local organisations will be holding another National Astronomy Week (NAW), from Saturday 1st to Saturday 8th March. We have two events planned for NAW: Saturday 1/03/2014 : Wirral Star Party Saturday 8/03/2014 : Leighton Observatory Open Day Continue Reading »
Monthly Meeting, Friday 21st February 2014
The February 2014 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for session 2013-14, will take place on Friday, February 21st 2014 from 7pm. Our Guest speaker this month is Ms Wendy Simkiss, Earth and Physical Science Curator from the World Museum Liverpool, who will speak on the subject of “Meteorites” To those who are yet to renew Subscriptions 2013-14 , remember that the yearly subscriptions to the society membership are now over due! Adult Annual Subscription is £15.00 LAS Newsletter subscription is £5 for 12 issues (optional) Junior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs) is £5.00 Please note – Doors will only open after […] Continue Reading »
Supernova SN 2014J in M82
Monthly Meeting, Friday 17th January 2014
The January 2014 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for session 2013-14, will take place on Friday, January 17th 2014 from 7pm. Our Guest speaker this month is Mr Martin Lunn MBE FRAS, who will speak on the subject of “King Charles’ Star – Supernova Cassiopeia A” Syllabus/membership cards for 2013-14 will also be made available if you have not collected one already. Please also remember that the yearly subscriptions to the society membership are due and need to be paid by January 31st 2014 Adult Annual Subscription is £15.00 LAS Newsletter subscription is £5 for 12 issues (optional) Junior Members Subscription (10 […] Continue Reading »
North-West Astronomy Festival 2013 with The Knowledge Observatory, Saturday & Sunday, 26th & 27th October 2013, Runcorn
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West Didsbury Astronomical Society present Chris Lintott: Galaxy Zoo & Discoveries, Monday, 11th November 2013
In November, West Didsbury Astronomical Society welcome Chris Lintott (of Oxford University and the BBC’s Sky At Night programme) in a lecture entitled “Galaxy Zoo and the Discoveries“. As well as discussions about the Galaxy Zoo project, there will be also be a general Questions & Answers session. The event takes place on Monday 11th November 2013 at 7pm at William Hulme’s Grammar School, Manchester, M16 8PR Places are limited so you must reserve a ticket by contacting WDAS on the following e-mail address: chrislintott.ticket@wdas2.com Tickets are free to West Didsbury AS Members, and £3 for others. For more information, […] Continue Reading »
Monthly Meeting, Friday, September 20th 2013
Long hot summer days are behind us and maybe clean, dark, cold winter nights are ahead :-) The first monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for session 2013-14, will take place on Friday, September 20th 2013 from 7pm. The venue is the Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre. Doors will only open after 6pm. Please note that due to refurbishment of the QMH meeting venue main entrance, we are required to use another door way, which is indicated on the attached image, (kindly provided by Chris Banks). This blue doorway is just a short distance from the […] Continue Reading »