Sic Itur Ad Astra – Thus The Way To The Stars : 144 years of astronomy
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The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre
The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Members of the public are welcome to attend (for free), but please consider joining our Society if you attend more than two monthly meetings. The March 2025 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2024-2025 session will be held on Friday, March 21st from 19:00 to 21:00. About This Meeting Our guest speaker for March 2025 is Dr. Graham Beamson, FRSC. Graham did his first degree in chemistry at the University of Oxford and stayed on to do a DPhil in ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy. He then worked at the University of Durham in infrared and Raman and in x-ray […]
World Museum, Liverpool (formerly NMGM Liverpool Museum)
World Museum, William Brown St, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Liverpool AS will be joining Liverpool World Museum once again for an interesting evening of telescopes, talks and planetarium shows. The event will start at 5.30pm, however, the Museum's cafe will remain open from 4 until 8pm, with the event closing at 9pm. The amazing World Museum shop will be open from 17.30 – 8pm for you to grab yourself a gift. Although this event is not free, tickets are low cost and are available on the World Museum event page here where you will also find the full line-up for the talks and planetarium shows.
The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre
The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
About This Meeting Our guest speaker for April 2025 is Dr. Julian Onions, of the University of Nottingham, and he will be giving us a talk about: Crazy Interstellar Rockets! What sort of rockets or spaceships could we use to go to the distant stars? We will explore some of the crazier designs that have been proposed over the years, most of which have some possibility of working? The future may be nearer than we think!
The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre
The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
The Annual General Meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2024-2025 session will be held on Friday, May 16th from 19:00 to 21:15. Members of the public are welcome to attend (for free), but please consider joining our Society if you attend more than two monthly meetings. About This Meeting The meeting will consist of Society business followed by a lecture by James Tardiff, an educator at The Intrepid Sea, Air, And Space Museum in New York, USA. Running Order: Please note that times following the opening of the meeting are approximate to account for discussion of Society matters, etc. […]
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 2025 - 2026 (142nd) session will be held on Friday, September 26th from 19:00 to 21:00. There will be a short talk for this meeting followed by a free buffet. Title TBC 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. Subscription Info More information about membership can be found here. The LAS e-newsletter is now included […]
The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre
The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
The October 2025 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2025-2026 session will be held on Friday, 17th October from 19:00 to 21:00. Members of the public are welcome to attend (for free), but please consider joining our Society if you attend more than two monthly meetings. Donations are always welcome but are not required. About This Meeting 19:00 - 19:20 - Meeting opens with Society business19:20 - 20:00 - Lecture20:00 - 20:20 - Tea break in the communal area followed by raffle in the meeting room.20:20 - 21:00 - Lecture continued followed by Q&A and the Vote of […]
The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre
The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
The November 2025 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2025-2026 session will be held on Friday, 21st November from 19:00 to 21:00. Members of the public are welcome to attend (for free), but please consider joining our Society if you attend more than two monthly meetings. Donations are always welcome but are not required. About This Meeting 19:00 - 19:20 - Meeting opens with Society business19:20 - 20:00 - Lecture20:00 - 20:20 - Tea break in the communal area followed by raffle in the meeting room.20:20 - 21:00 - Lecture continued followed by Q&A and the Vote of […]
The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre
The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
The December 2025 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2025-2026 session will be held on Friday, 12th December from 19:00 to 21:00. Please note: This is the second Friday of the month, not the third. Members papers followed by tea/coffee and mince pies. Members of the public are welcome to attend (for free), but please consider joining our Society if you attend more than two monthly meetings. Donations are always welcome but are not required. About This Meeting 19:00 - 19:20 - Meeting opens with Society business19:20 - 20:00 - Lecture20:00 - 20:20 - Tea break in the […]
The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre
The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
The January 2026 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2025-2026 session will be held on Friday, 16th January from 19:00 to 21:00. Members of the public are welcome to attend (for free), but please consider joining our Society if you attend more than two monthly meetings. Donations are always welcome but are not required. About This Meeting 19:00 - 19:20 - Meeting opens with Society business19:20 - 20:00 - Lecture20:00 - 20:20 - Tea break in the communal area followed by raffle in the meeting room.20:20 - 21:00 - Lecture continued followed by Q&A and the Vote of […]
The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre
The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
The February 2026 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2025-2026 session will be held on Friday, 20th February from 19:00 to 21:00. Members of the public are welcome to attend (for free), but please consider joining our Society if you attend more than two monthly meetings. Donations are always welcome but are not required. About This Meeting 19:00 - 19:20 - Meeting opens with Society business19:20 - 20:00 - Lecture20:00 - 20:20 - Tea break in the communal area followed by raffle in the meeting room.20:20 - 21:00 - Lecture continued followed by Q&A and the Vote of […]
