Sic Itur Ad Astra – Thus The Way To The Stars : 144 years of astronomy
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Please note that this event has now sold out Liverpool John Moores University’s Roscoe Lecture for April 2016 is entitled “Are We Alone?” and will be given by Professor Monica Grady CBE, Professor of Planetery & Spaces Sciences at the Open University. The event is free to attend, but you must register your place in advance: Click here to register your place Continue Reading »
Our third telescope workshop for LAS members will be held on the 13th February from 1pm. The purpose of the workshop is to provide advice to any member on maintenance and use of telescopes including collimating as well as assisting with problems and troubleshooting. This event is free, and is open to all members of the Liverpool Astronomical Society. Non-members are welcome to join on the day. We are also looking for volunteers to help out at the event. For more information, contact Noel Rimmer and Ken Sharples by filling out the following form:Continue Reading »
The Liverpool Astronomical Society invites you to join us at our Wirral ‘Star Party’ Wirral Country park Visitor centre Station Road Thurstaston Wirral CH61 0HN Saturday 19th March 2016 7pm – 9pm Members of the Liverpool Astronomical Society, (founded in 1881), will display several telescopes for viewing the night sky if clear. There will also be an illustrated talk on astronomy. This event is free, and is open to all members of the public. For more information contact:- Liverpool Astronomical Society Brendan Martin, Observatory Director – 0151 489 0270Continue Reading »
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 Title To be confirmed To be confirmed To be confirmed To be confirmed To be confirmed To be confirmed LAS Members are requested to attend, but if this is not possible, please could you send your apologies before the day of the event to either the Minutes Secretary or the Secretary (click title for contact form), […]Continue Reading »
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 Title To be confirmed To be confirmed To be confirmed To be confirmed To be confirmed To be confirmed LAS Members are requested to attend, but if this is not possible, please could you send your apologies before the day of the event to either the Minutes Secretary or the Secretary (click title for contact form), […]Continue Reading »
The October 2016 (William Lassell Memorial Lecture) monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for session 2016-17, will take place on Friday, October 21st 2016 from 7pm. Our guest speaker this month is Dr. Steve Barrett of the University of Liverpool, whose lecture is entitled: “What is Dark Matter? Why is it Dark? Does it Matter?” Please note that subscriptions for 2016-2017 are now overdue and should have been paid by October 1st. Adult Annual Subscription is £15.00 Junior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs) is £5.00 Please contact the Treasurer if you wish to become a member or update your subscription. The LAS e-newsletter […]Continue Reading »
