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  • Monthly Meeting: Mr. Steve Tonkin – “Two Eyes Are Better Than One”

    The October 2020 (William Lassell Memorial Lecture) monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2019 - 2020 (138th) session will be held on Friday, October 23rd (fourth Friday of the month) from 19:00 to 21:00. Our guest speaker this month is Mr. Steve Tonkin FRAS, author of the popular Binocular Astronomy Book and The Binocular Sky website & newsletter with his talk on practical binocular astronomy, entitled: "Two Eyes Are Better Than One" In his talk, Steve details just what can be achieved with a nice pair of binoculars and why they can be better than a telescope for […]

  • Monthly Meeting: Dr. Steve Barrett – “Fiat Lux II”

    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 […]

  • Monthly Meeting: Mr. Robert Naeye – “How we find life in the Universe”

    The December 2020 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2019 - 2020 (138th) session will be held on Friday, December 11th from 19:00 to 21:00. Our guest speaker will be Mr. Robert Naeye, a USA scientific journalist with an extremely interesting talk entitled : "How we find life in the Universe" Bob talks about the search for life 'out there' - from exoplanets to exobiology and beyond; what might we find?     Please note, due to COVID-19 this meeting is ONLINE-ONLY. Society members have been sent Zoom & YouTube links. A publicly available recording IS available for […]

  • Monthly Meeting: Mr. Alan Cross – “The North West Space Strategy”

    The January 2021 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2019 - 2021 (138th) session will be held on Friday, January 15th from 19:00 to 21:00. Our guest speaker will be Mr. Alan Cross, the Regional Ambassador for the north-west of England and north Wales at the Science and Technology Facilities Council based in Daresbury (near Warrington). Alan's talk is entitled: "The North West Space Strategy" Alan discusses how organisations and businesses in our region help with large agencies like ESA and related space missions.     Please note, due to COVID-19 this meeting is ONLINE-ONLY. Society members have […]

  • Informal Talk: Mr. Robert Naeye – “The Possible Signal from Proxima Centauri”

    This informal and/or short talk will take place on Friday, January 29th from 19:00 to 21:00. These informal talks are for LAS members only. These talks will be much less formal than the main meetings; there won't be any Society Business section at the start, and they won't be minuted. The exact format will depend on the individual talk itself. In this talk, Bob Naeye will be joining us from America again. Bob will be talking about the recent announcement of a possible signal from Proxima Centauri - what some have dubbed 'the new "Wow!" signal'; what are the chances […]

  • Monthly Meeting: Dr. Kevin Bowman – “Apollo 13: Lucky for Some?”

    The February 2021 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2019 - 2021 (138th) session will be held on Friday, February 19th from the earlier time of 18:40 to 21:00. This month's meeting is going to be structured a little differently than normal - it's not so much a lecture as a cinematic documentary experience. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Kevin Bowman of the University of Central Lancashire. Kevin's presentation is entitled: "Apollo 13: Lucky for Some?" On April 13th 1970 the Apollo 13 spacecraft was headed for the Moon, passing 200,000 miles from the Earth when an “incident” […]

  • Informal Talk: Mr. Dave Eagle – Astro-imaging Workshop

    This informal and/or short talk will take place on Friday, March 5th from 19:30 to 21:00. These informal talks are for LAS members only. These talks will be much less formal than the main meetings; there won't be any Society Business section at the start, and they won't be minuted. The exact format will depend on the individual talk itself. Dave Eagle joins us for a relaxed, hands-on introduction to stacking and processing astro-imagery. The format for the group will be with Dave as lead, but it will be open and fluid with mics and cameras on if you want. […]

  • Monthly Meeting: Professor Derek Ward-Thompson – “How to Take a Picture of a Black Hole”

    The March 2021 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2019 - 2021 (138th) session will be held on Friday, March 19th from 19:00 to 21:00. I am very pleased to tell you that this Friday we have speaking for us Professor Derek Ward-Thompson of the University of Central Lancashire. This talk, which was highly requested, was originally planned for March 2020, however the pandemic derailed things. Our guest speaker will be Professor Derek Ward-Thompson, Head of the School of Physical Sciences and Computing at the University of Central Lancashire, Director of the Jeremiah Horrocks Institute and President of […]

  • Monthly Meeting: Mr. Pete Williamson – “Moons of the Solar System”

    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 […]

  • Informal Talk: Dr. Jackie Bell – “Preparing for Astronaut Selection”

    This informal and/or short talk will take place on Friday, April 23rd from 19:00 to 21:00. These informal talks are for LAS members only. These talks will be much less formal than the main meetings; there won't be any Society Business section at the start, and they won't be minuted. The exact format will depend on the individual talk itself. Could you be the next European Space Agency astronaut? Join Dr. Jackie Bell, mathematician and theoretical particle physicist as she shares her unique experience as a candidate on the BBC documentary series "Astronauts: Do You Have What it Takes?" (iPlayer […]