Sic Itur Ad Astra – Thus The Way To The Stars : 144 years of astronomy
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The September 2021 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society will be held on Friday, September 17th from 19:00 to 21:00. Normally this meeting would have been the Presidential Address we haven’t yet been able to have the AGM, we’ve opted to do this meeting more like a ‘normal’ one, albeit online. Our guest speaker this month is Mr. Sam Walton, of the Space Plasma Physics Group, in the Department of Space & Climate Physics, in the Mullard Space Science Laboratory at University College London, whose lecture is entitled: “Space Weather“ The Sun is an essential ingredient for life on Earth, […]Continue Reading »
The October 2021 (William Lassell Memorial Lecture) monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society will be held on Friday, October 15th from 19:00 to 21:00. Our guest speaker this month is Mr. Andy Briggs who will be joining us from Spain with his talk: “How to Photograph a Black Hole“ Join Andy Briggs as he explains exactly how an international team of scientists and engineers acquired the famous image of the supermassive black hole in M87. This talk compliments the recent talk from Professor Derek Ward-Thompson on a similar topic. Please note, due to COVID-19 this meeting is ONLINE-ONLY. […]Continue Reading »
Continuing the MADness from the 2013 Merseyside Astronomy Day, Liverpool John Moores University’s Astrophysics Research Institute are pleased to announce that MAD IX will be held on Saturday 26th April 2014. The event will include a series of talks from a range of professional astrophysicists, with some additions this year in our new venue including an Ask the Astronomer panel session and an exhibition. Please Note: Spaces in the talks are strictly limited. Although a number of places may be available on a first-come, first-served basis on the day, we recommend that you book your place in advance. Entrance to […]Continue Reading »
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 »
