Sic Itur Ad Astra – Thus The Way To The Stars : 143 years of astronomy
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When and Where? Weekly public meetings are held every Wednesday evening (except if it falls too close to Christmas), between 19:00 (7 PM) and 21:00 (9 PM) local time (e.g. 7pm BST in summer, 7pm UTC in winter) in the Liverpool Astronomical Society’s Leighton Observatory. Can My Children Attend on a Wednesday Evening? We do not recommend that under-14s attend on Wednesday evenings as it can get extremely busy, and some may find it a little overwhelming. We do run a monthly Young Astronomers’ club from autumn to spring, which you can find details of here. That said, we understand […]Continue Reading »
This informal and/or short talk will take place on Friday, March 5th from 19:30 to 21:00. These informal talks are for LAS members only. These talks will be much less formal than the main meetings; there won’t be any Society Business section at the start, and they won’t be minuted. The exact format will depend on the individual talk itself. Dave Eagle joins us for a relaxed, hands-on introduction to stacking and processing astro-imagery. The format for the group will be with Dave as lead, but it will be open and fluid with mics and cameras on if you want. […]Continue Reading »
To recognise the 90th Anniversary of the Total Solar Eclipse viewed from Southport on 29th June 1927 the Liverpool Astronomical Society will be having a Solar Day and telescope workshop on Saturday, 15th July from 1pm at the Leighton Observatory, Pex Hill. The event is expected to end at 7pm, but may continue later if weather conditions are favourable. Please note that parking is free, but limited. Solar Day (open to the public and LAS members, free to all) View the sun live through specially adapted telescopes – normally, the sun cannot be viewed through any kind of magnifying device without […]Continue Reading »
Our third telescope workshop for LAS members will be held on the 13th February from 1pm. The purpose of the workshop is to provide advice to any member on maintenance and use of telescopes including collimating as well as assisting with problems and troubleshooting. This event is free, and is open to all members of the Liverpool Astronomical Society. Non-members are welcome to join on the day. We are also looking for volunteers to help out at the event. For more information, contact Noel Rimmer and Ken Sharples by filling out the following form:Continue Reading »
Adele Horton from Astronomia will be running a portable shop at the observatory on Saturday 22nd November. Adele has indicated that if any members would like to see any astronomical equipment, telescopes, mounts, binoculars, eyepieces, filters, and even astronomical books, she will do her best to bring it up to Liverpool, with a view in making purchase of some kind. If you would like to take up this offer, then you can either contact Gerard Giligan or perhaps you would like to contact Adele direct: – adele@astronomia.co.uk, web site address is http://www.astronomia.co.uk/ As part of the presentation at the QMH […]Continue Reading »
Have you recently got your first telescope and not sure how to set it up correctly? Perhaps you are more experienced but having trouble with collimation? We’ll be hosting a workshop after our International Sun Day event where you can bring your telescope along and have it checked out.Continue Reading »
The September 2014 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for session 2014-15, will take place on Friday, September 19th 2014 from 7pm. Our speaker this month is Mr. Rob Johnson with the Presidential Address, and a talk entitled: “Telescope Improvements” Adult Annual Subscription is £15.00 Junior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs) is £5.00 We’re happy to announce that the LAS Newsletter is no longer a separate subscription item, and is available electronically to all LAS members as part of their yearly subscription Please note – Doors will only open after 6pm. I do hope you can join me and your fellow members for this meeting, but […]Continue Reading »
The November 2014 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for session 2014-15, will take place on Friday, November 21st 2014 from 7pm. We have two Guest speakers this month, Adele Horton and Neil Phillipson from Astronomia who will speak on the subject of “How to Choose Your First Telescope” Also, the next day, Saturday, November 22nd, Adele will be hosting a “shop day” at the Leighton Observatory, Pex Hill, Cronton. Please see the event page for more details. Subscriptions for 2014-15 were due on October 1st 2014. Please ensure that you are up-to-date as soon as possible. Adult Annual Subscription is £15.00 […]Continue Reading »
