Sic Itur Ad Astra – Thus The Way To The Stars : 144 years of astronomy
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The December 2016 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for session 2016-17, will take place on Friday, December 9th 2016 from 7pm. Please note that this is the 2nd Friday of the month, not the 3rd Friday. This month will see a series of presentations from our very own members, with a break for Free tea/coffee and Christmas light refreshments. The proposed agenda is below – the order of the talks may change on the night. We will begin with Society Business, Apologies, Minutes, Announcements, etc. After this will be the following talks : Speaker Subject Mr. Noel Rimmer “The making […]Continue Reading »
The December 2014 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for session 2014-15 will take place on Friday, December 12th 2014 from 7pm. This month will see a series of presentations from our very own members, and will be interrupted half way for Free tea/coffee with Christmas light refreshments break. The proposed agenda is below – the order of the talks may change on the night. We will begin with Society Business, Apologies, Minutes, Announcements, etc. After this will be the following talks : Speaker Subject Jeff Starley Iceland and the Aurora Miss Elly Williams, member of LAS Young Astronomers A short […]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 Liverpool Astronomical Society Leighton Observatory Open Day Saturday April 13 2013 1pm – Late The Liverpool Astronomical Society invite you to our “Open Day” at the Leighton Observatory at Pex Hill, Cronton, Widnes in partnership with the Trust for Conservation Volunteers. There will be Solar observing through special telescopes during the day with illustrated talks on astronomy, also guided tours of the observatory and during the evening viewing Jupiter and some of the wonders of the universe through telescopes. During the day the TCV will have many activities to take part in, including nature activities for children, bird feeder […]Continue Reading »