Sic Itur Ad Astra – Thus The Way To The Stars : 144 years of astronomy
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Mill Dam Park, Kirkby
Mill Lane, Kirkby, United Kingdom
Come along to our Sidewalk Astronomy evening at Mill Dam Park, Mill Lane, Kirkby, L32 2AU from 18:30 til 21:30 where we'll have telescopes in which you can view the night sky if the sky is clear. There will also be an illustrated talk on astronomy no matter the weather. This event is free, and is open to all members of the public.For more information contact:-Mr. David Harper, our Outreach co-ordinator via our contact page.
World Museum, Liverpool (formerly NMGM Liverpool Museum)
World Museum, William Brown St, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Liverpool Astronomical Society in association with Liverpool Central Library and Liverpool World Museum would like to invite everybody to join us on Saturday, 10th December 2022 for a day celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 17 - currently standing as the final manned mission to the moon. This event is taking place simultaneously in two prominent city centre venues, conveniently located next door to each other - Liverpool Central Library, and Liverpool World Museum, both on William Brown Street, Liverpool, L3 8EW. Entry to the activities and information desks in Central Library is free. Talks being held at the World […]
Sefton Park Palm House
The Palm House, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Liverpool Astronomical Society with Sefton Park Palm House invite you to a Star Party! Come and be inspired by the wonders of the night sky: view planets, galaxies and deep sky objects. There will be talks about astronomy and telescopes outside to look through (weather permitting). Experienced amateur astronomers will be on hand to give advice and guidance. Please be advised that the talks will be tailored around what is available to see in the night sky.
Stadt Moers Park, Huyton
Pottery Lane, Huyton, United Kingdom
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 our outreach officer, Mr. David Harper via this page.
University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)
University of Central Lancashire, Preston, United Kingdom
Week long UCLAN Lancashire Science week with Solar scopes, desk and displays. We will be helping out along side PADAS on the last day which is the public day. Organised by Lancashire Science Festival Email: lancscifest@uclan.ac.uk;
World Museum, Liverpool (formerly NMGM Liverpool Museum)
World Museum, William Brown St, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Join Professor Laurence Garvie, an expert on meteorites from Arizona State University where he conducts research and curates the globally significant meteorite collection. Find out more about his amazing findings and his life, spent travelling the world looking for new specimens to help further our knowledge of the universe. Questions? If you have any questions about tickets, please contact the Box Office at tickets@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk or call 0151 478 4444. Phone lines are open Monday-Sunday, 10am - 5pm.
Liverpool Central Library
William Brown Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
It’s Completely Free! The LAS is happy to return to the annual MakeFest event again this year, on Saturday 1st July in Liverpool's Central Library. It’s a ‘Fab’ welcome back to the largest free Maker Event in the UK! If you’ve not attended before, Liverpool Makefest is a one day hybrid technology and arts & crafts participatory festival where lovely makers get together to show their projects to the public, with the hope of enthusing the next generation of creative technologists and artists. It’s a fun, educational, buzzing and often wacky day that takes place in the unusual setting of […]
The Daresbury Open Day is back on Saturday 15th July 2023! The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and the Sci-Tech Daresbury campus are throwing open their doors for a free day of fun for all ages. The open day is a rare chance to step inside Daresbury Laboratory and Sci-Tech Daresbury to find out more about the world-class science and research happening at the campus, and across the UK. FOR TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/daresbury-laboratory-open-day-tickets-99005796001 Please ensure that you check the venue website for details of how to reach this event, even if travelling by car!
The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre
The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
The first Monthly Meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2023 - 2024 (140th) session will be held on Friday, September 15th from 19:00 to 21:00. Those of you wishing to become members may do so at this meeting (see below for more information.) Members of the public are welcome to attend (for free), but please consider joining our Society if you attend more than two monthly meetings. There will be two short talks for this meeting. The first talk will be our Presidential Address, by LAS President Mr. Colin Murray, on the topic of astronomical books. The second short […]
