Bidston Solar Day
A Solar Observing afternoon has been arranged at Bidston Observatory. Bidston Observatory, Wilding Way, Birkenhead, CH43 7RA Continue Reading »
Category Archives: Astronomical Objects and Phenomena
Sidewalk Event, Stadt Moers Park, Whiston/Huyton.
Members of the Liverpool Astronomical Society, (founded in 1881), will display several telescopes for viewing the night sky if clear. There will also be an illustrated talk on astronomy. This event is free, and is open to all members of the public.For more information contact our outreach officer, Mr. David Harper via this page. Continue Reading »
Monthly Meeting: – Mr Gerard Gilligan, “Telescopes, Planets and Drinking Beer”
Mr. Gerard Gilligan, the Chairman for The Society for the History of Astronomy joins us this March for his talk which was originally due to take place this January. https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/ Continue Reading »
Museum Stargazing event.
Tickets availble from World Museum Liverpool Website Please Note: Museum will be updating their page soon. It will appear in this list when they do so. Continue Reading »
Sefton Park Star Party, Friday, 25th November, 2022
Liverpool Astronomical Society with Sefton Park Palm HouseInvite you to a Star PartyatThe Palm HouseSefton ParkLiverpoolL17 1AL Come and be inspired by the wonders of the night skyPlanets, moons and starsGalaxies and deep sky objectsThere will be talks about astronomyTelescopes outside to look through (weather permitting)Experienced amateur astronomers on hand to give advice and guidance All free Continue Reading »
Monthly Meeting (William Lassell Memorial Lecture): Mr. Steve Warbis -“Completely Under (and over) the Moon”
The October 2022 (William Lassell Memorial Lecture) monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2022-2023 session will be held on Friday, October 21st from 19:00 to 21:00. Our guest speaker this month is Mr. Steve Warbis of Macclesfield Astronomical Society, who you may remember joined us before our summer break for a different lecture. In addition to speaking for his own Society 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 this month is entitled: Completely Over (and Under) the […] Continue Reading »
Monthly Meeting: Dr. Steve Barrett – “The Beginning of Everything”
The November 2022 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2022-2023 session will be held on Friday, November 18th from 19:00 to 21:00. Members of the public are welcome to attend (for free), but please consider joining our Society if you attend more than two monthly meetings. Our guest speaker this month is Dr. Steve Barrett, Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Physics at the University of Liverpool. The title of the lecture is: The Beginning of Everything A brief description of the origin and the very early history of the Universe. After the Big Bang it took […] Continue Reading »
Monthly Meeting: LAS Members – Short Talks December 2022
The December 2022 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2022-2023 session will be held on Friday, December 9th from 19:00 to 21:00 with a break for tea/coffee and Christmas light refreshments. Please note this is the second Friday of the month, not the third. Members of the public are welcome to attend (for free), but please consider joining our Society if you attend more than two monthly meetings. Our speakers this month are three of our own members, talking about astronomical projects, areas of interest, observations and so on. Each talk is approximately 15 minutes long. All 3 […] Continue Reading »
Monthly Meeting: Dr. Steve Barrett – “The End of Everything”
The November 2023 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2023-2024 session will be held on Friday, November 17th from 19:00 to 21:00. Members of the public are welcome to attend (for free), but please consider joining our Society if you attend more than two monthly meetings. Our guest speaker this month is Dr. Steve Barrett, Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Physics at the University of Liverpool. This talk follows from last November’s talk, The Beginning of Everything The title of the lecture is: The End of Everything This time last year, we looked at origin of […] Continue Reading »
Cronton Sun, Moon and Stars Event, Sunday, 16th October, 2022
‘Cronton Sun Moon and Stars’ is a celebration of Cronton’s links to stargazing and astronomy with a glowing planetarium in the pasture. A free ticket is required. Please see their event page for more information. Continue Reading »