Sic Itur Ad Astra – Thus The Way To The Stars : 144 years of astronomy
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It’s Completely Free! The LAS is happy to return to the annual MakeFest event again this year, on Saturday 1st July in Liverpool’s Central Library. It’s a ‘Fab’ welcome back to the largest free Maker Event in the UK! If you’ve not attended before, Liverpool Makefest is a one day hybrid technology and arts & crafts participatory festival where lovely makers get together to show their projects to the public, with the hope of enthusing the next generation of creative technologists and artists. It’s a fun, educational, buzzing and often wacky day that takes place in the unusual setting of […]Continue Reading »
Join us on Saturday, 20th July at Liverpool’s Central Library for a day celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. We’ll be at the Library from 10am through to 5pm, along with a variety of guests, including regional astronomical societies, academics, interest groups and more. Lectures about the Apollo mission will run throughout the day and there’ll be an assortment of memorabilia, displays, desks and stalls where you can learn and have fun. The event is completely free to attend and no tickets are required – just walk in on the day. For more information please click […]Continue Reading »
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 »
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 »
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 »
