Category Archives: The Science of Astronomy

Monthly Meeting, Friday 24th October 2014

The October 2014 (William Lassell Lecture) monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for session 2014-15, will take place on Friday, October 24th 2014 from 7pm. Please note that this is the 4th Friday of the month. Our Guest speaker this month is Mr. Douglas Arnold of the Astrophysics Research Institute at Liverpool John Moores University who will speak on the subject of “Polarimetry in Astronomy, Past, Present & Future” Subscriptions for 2014-15 Please note that the LAS e-newsletter is now included in your normal subscription cost Adult Annual Subscription is  £15.00 Junior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs)  is £5.00 Please note – Doors will […] Continue Reading »

Monthly Meeting, Friday 21st March 2014

The March 2014 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for session 2013-14, will take place on Friday, March 21st 2014 from 7pm. Our Guest speaker this month is Mr Barry Pemberton of Orion Optics,  who will speak on the subject of “Telescope Optics” To those who are yet to renew Subscriptions 2013-14 , remember that the yearly subscriptions to the society membership are now over due! Adult Annual Subscription   is  £15.00 LAS Newsletter subscription is £5 for 12 issues (optional) Junior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs)  is £5.00 Please note – Doors will only open after 6pm. I do hope you can join me and […] Continue Reading »

Monthly Meeting, Friday 17th January 2014

The January 2014 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for session 2013-14, will take place on Friday, January 17th 2014 from 7pm. Our Guest speaker this month is Mr Martin Lunn MBE FRAS, who will speak on the subject of “King Charles’ Star –  Supernova Cassiopeia A” Syllabus/membership cards for 2013-14 will also be made available if you have not collected one already. Please also remember that the yearly subscriptions to the society membership are due and need to be paid by January 31st 2014 Adult Annual Subscription   is  £15.00 LAS Newsletter subscription is £5 for 12 issues (optional) Junior Members Subscription (10 […] Continue Reading »

Monthly Meeting: Friday 15th November 2013

The November 2013 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for session 2013-14, will take place on Friday, November 15th 2013 from 7pm. Our Guest speaker this month is Dr Mark Hadley from AstraZeneca UK and Macclesfield AS who will speak on the subject of “The Use of Chirality in the Search for Extraterrestrial Life” (The November 2013 issue of BBC Sky at Night Magazine has a good article on the subject to help supplement the lecture) Syllabus/membership cards for 2013-14 will also be made available if you have not collected one already. Please also remember that the yearly subscriptions to the […] Continue Reading »