Sic Itur Ad Astra – Thus The Way To The Stars : 144 years of astronomy
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Liverpool Astronomical Society with Wirral Ranger ServicesInvite you to a February Star Party21st February 2026 from 7pm to 9pmatWirral Country ParkThurstaston Visitor CentreStation Road, CH61 0HN0151 648 4371 / 3884wcp@wirral.gov.uk Come and be inspired by the wonders of the night skyView craters on the Moon The planet Jupiter and Uranus Galaxies 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 freeContinue Reading »
Liverpool Astronomical Society with Wirral Ranger ServicesInvite you to a November Star Party9th November 2024 from 7pm to 9pmatWirral Country ParkThurstaston Visitor CentreStation Road, CH61 0HN0151 648 4371 / 3884wcp@wirral.gov.uk Come and be inspired by the wonders of the night skyView craters on the Moon The planet Saturn Galaxies 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 freeContinue Reading »
Liverpool Astronomical Society in association with Liverpool Central Library and Liverpool World Museum would like to invite everybody to join us on Saturday, 10th December 2022 for a day celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 17 – currently standing as the final manned mission to the moon. This event is taking place simultaneously in two prominent city centre venues, conveniently located next door to each other – Liverpool Central Library, and Liverpool World Museum, both on William Brown Street, Liverpool, L3 8EW. Entry to the activities and information desks in Central Library is free. Talks being held at the World […]Continue Reading »
This informal and/or short talk will take place on Friday, January 29th from 19:00 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. In this talk, Bob Naeye will be joining us from America again. Bob will be talking about the recent announcement of a possible signal from Proxima Centauri – what some have dubbed ‘the new “Wow!” signal’; what are the chances […]Continue Reading »
From https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/wml/events/displayevent.aspx?EventId=41320 Join us for a unique journey to the stars as we open late for our spectacular stargazing night on Friday 8 November, 5.30pm to 9.00pm! Back by popular demand, our stargazing night is perfect for anyone with an interest in Astronomy and Space who is keen to discover more about the night sky and what it takes to make it as an astronaut! The event is most suitable for adults and families with children aged 8 or above and there will be some activities for those aged 6+. Meet the experts, choose from five fascinating talks on […]Continue Reading »
Continuing our cooperation with the World Museum Liverpool, the Liverpool Astronomical Society will be taking part in their February Stargazing Event. There are several talks planned, a trip to the planetarium, telescopes on the balcony plus information desk and displays from the LAS. If you intend to go along as a visitor you will need to obtain tickets at the museum website. This event is ticket only. We are asking for helpers for the evening to help out with telescopes and the information desk and displays. If you would like to help out please contact Steve Southern for more information. […]Continue Reading »
This event was rescheduled from 15th May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic The May 2022 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2019 – 2022 (138th) session is our Annual General Meeting and will be held on Friday, May 20th from 19:00 to 21:00. Please note that this event is not open to the general public without prior arrangement with the LAS Secretary. Those of you wishing to join the Society are welcome to come along and officially become members, however please note that you will not be allowed to vote at this meeting. Ordinarily, the AGM would […]Continue Reading »
The LAS will be at the annual MakeFest event again this year, on Saturday 29th June, with a selection of Apollo memorabilia (in the run-up to our own event at the Library in mid-July) as well as our Solar ‘scopes on the roof. The MakeFest event is FREE but you will need to book a ticket if you want to come along. MakeFest is always a great day and even if you’re not in the mood for astronomical activities, there’s plenty of other things to see and do such as: Cubert Cubert is a 8x8x8 RGB LED cube that is […]Continue Reading »
