Sic Itur Ad Astra – Thus The Way To The Stars : 144 years of astronomy
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Our guest speaker for November 2024 was to be Mr Gary Palmer – Introduction to Deep Sky Imaging however ill-health means that the planned talk will need to be rescheduled. Dr. Steve Barrett has kindly stepped in, and will be giving two shorter presentations in place of one long one:Continue Reading »
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 May 2021 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2019 – 2021 (138th) session will be held on Friday, May 21st from 19:00 to 21:00. Normally our AGM would take place in May, however the ongoing pandemic prevents it at present. Our guest speaker this month is Mr. Paul Money FRAS, FBIS, whose lecture is entitled: “Why Are There No Green Stars?“ This talk explores how we see and perceive colour and why when we view the stars, there appear to be no green stars out there! Please note that this lecture will only be available live – […]Continue Reading »
The April 2021 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2019 – 2021 (138th) session will be held on Friday, April 16th from 19:00 to 21:00. Our guest speaker this month is Mr. Pete Williamson FRAS, Astronomer & Broadcaster with the Faulkes Telescope Project Astro Radio & the BBC, whose lecture is entitled: “Moons of the Solar System” A guide to the major Moons within our Solar System and what we know. Please note that this lecture will only be available live – it will not be available as a recording afterwards. The structure of the meeting is expected […]Continue Reading »
The September 2020 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2019 – 2020 (138th) session will be held on Friday, September 18th from 19:00 to 21:00. Normally this meeting would have been the Presidential Address however as we’re still getting used to doing things online, and since 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. Pete Williamson FRAS, Astronomer & Broadcaster with the Faulkes Telescope Project Astro Radio & the BBC, whose lecture is entitled: “From Myth to […]Continue Reading »
The January 2017 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for session 2016-17, will take place on Friday, January 20th 2017 from 7pm. Our guest speaker this month is Melanie Davies FRAS, the founder of Creative Space, Hastings, whose lecture is entitled: “The Pleiades” – covering the mythology to modern-day science 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. The LAS e-newsletter is now included in your normal subscription cost Free tea/coffee with light […]Continue Reading »
