Sic Itur Ad Astra – Thus The Way To The Stars : 144 years of astronomy
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As part of the informal activities initiative, a free Remote Imaging Workshop will take place with Pete Williamson FRAS. The workshop is for LAS members and members of the North West Group of Astronomical Societies (NWGAS). Pete is a Deep Sky Imaging consultant with the Faulkes Telescope Educational Project which has 2 metre, 1 metre and 0.4 metre class telescopes across the globe in both northern and southern hemisphere locations. While there is no need for members to book ahead to attend, we would remind people that parking spaces at Pex Hill are limited, especially on busy days. If you […]Continue Reading »
Liverpool Astronomical Society with Dee Sailing Club Invite you to a Star Party at Dee Sailing Club Station Road, Thurstaston CH61 0HN www.dee-sc.co.uk Come and be inspired by the wonders of the night sky View craters on the Moon Galaxies and deep sky objects There will be talks about astronomy Telescopes outside to look through (weather permitting) Experienced amateur astronomers on hand to give advice and guidance All freeContinue Reading »
5th October 14:00 – EVENT CANCELLED Message from the Croxteth Park Volunteers Group Please be aware that we have had to cancel our Astronomy Night on health and safety grounds due to incidents of Anti-Social Behaviour in the park last night. We have consulted with the park management and Merseyside Police and we feel we cannot take the risk of going ahead with the possibility of people’s safety being endangered. As this is a free event, we do not have the resources to employ additional security that would enable us to go ahead and we simply cannot put people’s welfare […]Continue Reading »
This event was rescheduled from October 5th 2019 Liverpool Astronomical Society with Croxteth Hall & Country Park Invite you to a Star Party at Croxteth Hall (Main House) Muirhead Avenue East, Liverpool, Merseyside, L12 0HB Croxteth Hall information page Come and be inspired by the wonders of the night sky View craters on the Moon Galaxies and deep sky objects There will be talks about astronomy Telescopes outside to look through (weather permitting) Experienced amateur astronomers on hand to give advice and guidance All freeContinue Reading »
Please note that this event takes place on a Sunday evening Liverpool Astronomical Society with Sefton Park Palm House Invite you to a Star Party at The Palm House Sefton Park Liverpool L17 1AL Come and be inspired by the wonders of the night sky View craters on the Moon Galaxies and deep sky objects There will be talks about astronomy Telescopes 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 Services Invite you to a Spring Star Party 24th March 2018 from 7pm to 9pm at Wirral Country Park Thurstaston Visitor Centre Station Road, CH61 0HN 0151-648 4371 wcp@wirral.gov.uk Come and be inspired by the wonders of the night sky View craters on the Moon Galaxies and deep sky objects There will be talks about astronomy Telescopes outside to look through (weather permitting) Experienced amateur astronomers on hand to give advice and guidance All freeContinue Reading »
This venue for this event has changed! It was previously held at Wirral Country Park. Liverpool Astronomical Society with Dee Sailing Club Invite you to a Star Party at Dee Sailing Club Station Road, Thurstaston CH61 0HN www.dee-sc.co.uk Come and be inspired by the wonders of the night sky View craters on the Moon Galaxies and deep sky objects There will be talks about astronomy Telescopes outside to look through (weather permitting) Experienced amateur astronomers on hand to give advice and guidance All freeContinue Reading »
The May 2019 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2018 – 2019 (137th) session is our Annual General Meeting and will be held on Friday, May 17th 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. The first part of the AGM is the business of the Society for the past year, but following tea/coffee we will have the following short presentations by society members: Speaker Subject TBC – if you are a member who wishes to give a short presentation, please contact the […]Continue Reading »
