Sic Itur Ad Astra – Thus The Way To The Stars : 143 years of astronomy
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The February 2022 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2019 – 2022 (138th?) session will be held on Friday, February 18th from 19:00 to 21:00. Our guest speaker this month is Prof. Karim Jaffer from John Abbott College in Montreal, Canada. Karim is the Public Events Coordinator of the Montreal Centre of the RASC (Royal Astronomical Society of Canada), a Program Manager of the National RASC Education & Public Outreach Committee, an Explore Alliance Ambassador and Global Star Party presenter, and a Reach Out and Touch Space Panelist on AstroRadio. Karim’s lecture is entitled: “Two-eyed Seeing” The night […]Continue Reading »
The January 2022 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2019 – 2022 (138th) session will be held on Friday, January 21st from 19:00 to 21:00. Our guest speaker this month is Mr. Robert (Bob) Naeye, award-winning freelance journalist and former editor in chief of Sky & Telescope and Mercury magazines. Bob’s lecture is entitled: “Who Says Astronomy Can’t Be Funny?“ Astronomy is not just complex, serious business. It has provided fodder for creative cartoonists for decades. Former Sky & Telescope editor in chief Robert Naeye will present many dozens of his favourite astronomy and space cartoons, covering themes […]Continue Reading »
The November 2021 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2019 – 2021 (138th) session will be held on Friday, November 19th from 19:00 to 21:00. Our guest speaker this month is Dr. Steve Barrett, Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Physics at the University of Liverpool, whose lecture is entitled: “Fiat Lux III” ‘Fiat Lux’ (Nov 2019) was a talk/demo on the nature of light. ‘Fiat Lux II’ (Nov 2020) looked at how the nature of light influences the design and construction of optical telescopes. The final talk in this trilogy describes a new telescope that will […]Continue Reading »
The December 2021 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2019 – 2021 (138th) session will be held on Friday, December 10th from 19:00 to 21:00. The tradition is for the December monthly meeting to have speakers from our own Society. As such we will continue with that tradition and we have three very interesting talks from three of our very own well known and respected members. Our speakers this month and the titles of their talks are as follows: Name Talk Title Mr. David Galvin FRAS Imaging Neptune’s Moon, Triton Mr. Gerard Gilligan A Tale of Two Observatories […]Continue Reading »
The November 2020 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2019 – 2020 (138th) session will be held on Friday, November 20th from 19:00 to 21:00. Our guest speaker this month is Dr. Steve Barrett of the University of Liverpool, with part two in his series of “Fiat Lux” talks, entitled: “Fiat Lux II” In this second of three talks, Steve picks up where Fiat Lux I left off, covering how the nature of light has influenced the design and construction of optical telescopes. Please note, due to COVID-19 this meeting is ONLINE-ONLY. Society members have been […]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 »
The February 2018 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2017 – 2018 (136th) session will be held on Friday, February 16th from 19:00 to 21:30. Our guest speaker this month is Prof. Ian Robson (BSc, Phd, FRAS, CPhys, FInstP) whose lecture is entitled: “The Discovery of Quasars” Quasars are the most powerful bodies in the Universe and we now know that they are the extreme of Active Galaxies, powered by a supermassive black hole at their centre. However, the story of their discovery is one of missed opportunities, the advent of radio astronomy, careful observational measurements, and a […]Continue Reading »
The November 2018 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2018 – 2019 (137th) session will be held on Friday, November 16th from 19:00 to 21:00. Our guest speaker this month is Mr. Peter Williamson FRAS, whose lecture is entitled: “Remote Telescopes for Education & Public Access” Mr. Williamson will talk to members about the various remote telescopes around the world which allow non-academics such as amateur astronomers to book time and take images themselves. Subscriptions for the current session 2018-2019 are now overdue and should have been paid by October 1st. Please contact the Treasurer if you wish […]Continue Reading »
The March 2019 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2018 – 2019 (137th) session will be held on Friday, March 22nd from 19:00 to 21:00. Please note that this is the 4th Friday of the month, not the 3rd Friday. Our guest speaker this month is Dr. Rob Lyon of the Universities of Liverpool and Manchester, whose lecture is entitled: “The Square Kilometre Array: Astronomy at Scale” Dr. Lyon will talk about his work helping to design the world’s largest radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array and how the Array will be used Subscriptions for the current session […]Continue Reading »
The November 2015 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for session 2015-16, will take place on Friday, November 20th 2015 from 7pm. Our speakers this month are Mr. Brendan Martin & Mr. Geoff Regan, whose lecture about the making of a 30″ F3 telescope is entitled: “Make mine a half” Adult Annual Subscription is £15.00 Junior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs) is £5.00 The LAS e-newsletter is now included in your normal subscription cost Free tea/coffee with light refreshments break will form part of the evening at about 8pm. Please note – Doors will only open after 6pm and not before. I do hope […]Continue Reading »
