Sic Itur Ad Astra – Thus The Way To The Stars : 144 years of astronomy
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The October 2025 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2025-2026 session will be held on Friday, 17th October 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. Donations are always welcome but are not required. About This Meeting 19:00 – 19:20 – Meeting opens with Society business19:20 – 20:00 – Lecture20:00 – 20:20 – Tea break in the communal area followed by raffle in the meeting room.20:20 – 21:00 – Lecture continued followed by Q&A and the Vote of […]Continue Reading »
Members of the public are welcome to attend (for free), but please consider joining our Society if you attend more than two monthly meetings. The February 2024 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2023-2024 session will be held on Friday, February 16th from 19:00 to 21:00. Our guest speaker this month is Mr. Gary Palmer FRAS, well-respected astro-photographer (with a preference for solar work), BAA member and tutor. From Gary’s ‘About Me’ page: I started off with the basics of a DSLR and some free software as a hobby, now I work at the top end of manufacturing […]Continue Reading »
The January 2018 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2017 – 2018 (136th) session will be held on Friday, January 19th from 19:00 to 21:30. Our guest speaker this month is Mr. Mark Townley of Brierley Hill Solar, whose lecture is entitled: “Our Local Star” Mark Townley gives an overview of the Sun, what can be seen on it and how to see and image it in a range of wavelengths. How does the Sun impact on society and what is the importance of outreach in inspiring the next generation? Subscriptions for 2016-2017 are now overdue and should […]Continue Reading »
For International SUN-day, June 22nd 2014, The Liverpool Astronomical Society is hosting a FREE solar observing day at their Leighton Observatory, Pex Hill, Cronton. The event runs from 1pm to 5pm, and will give people the opportunity to SAFELY view the sun through specially adapted telescopes, allowing you to see details you would never normally be able to view. There are also illustrated talks taking place, along with free tea, coffee and biscuits. Please remember, if you do NOT have specialist equipment you must NEVER view the sun through a magnifying device such as binoculars or telescopes – without the […]Continue Reading »
