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Category Archives: LAS Website News

New feature: Astronomy and Space News Roundups

A nice feature of the original LAS website was that Gerard would add links to the latest news items of interest to astronomers – this is something we would like […] Continue Reading »

Removed “Options” box from homepage, features moved to menus

In order to make some room on the homepage, the features which were previously in the “Options” box on the left of the homepage can now be found in the […] Continue Reading »

Minor website update: Log In/Log Out/Register links on menu

You can now log in to, log out of, or register your account from the main menu. This means you no longer have to return to the homepage to perform […] Continue Reading »

Slight change to the colouring of the website for Internet Explorer users

An update on why shaded backgrounds are no longer in use for those using Internet Explorer Continue Reading »

Server Downtime, afternoon of 21st December 2012

A postscript note about the LAS website being unavailable on December 21st 2012 (nothing to do with the Mayans!) Continue Reading »

New LAS website, 19th December 2012

Important Website Update If you are a returning user, you will see that the Liverpool Astronomical Society website has changed. The previous website software was no longer suitable for our […] Continue Reading »