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
The October 2019 (William Lassell Memorial Lecture) monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2019 - 2020 (138th) session will be held on Friday, October 18th from 19:00 to 21:00. Our guest speaker this month is Ms. Melanie Davies from Creative Space - a Community Interest Company delivering astronomy outreach and public engagement to all ages and abilities. From mobile planetarium shows to free astronomy events, they've got space covered in a fun and creative way, and her lecture is entitled: “Titan: A candidate for evolution?” Saturn’s moon, Titan, is a strange and mysterious world; it may even have […]
World Museum, Liverpool (formerly NMGM Liverpool Museum)
World Museum, William Brown St, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
From https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/wml/events/displayevent.aspx?EventId=41320 Join us for a unique journey to the stars as we open late for our spectacular stargazing night on Friday 8 November, 5.30pm to 9.00pm! Back by popular demand, our stargazing night is perfect for anyone with an interest in Astronomy and Space who is keen to discover more about the night sky and what it takes to make it as an astronaut! The event is most suitable for adults and families with children aged 8 or above and there will be some activities for those aged 6+. Meet the experts, choose from five fascinating talks on […]
The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre
The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
The November 2019 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2019 - 2020 (138th) session will be held on Friday, November 15th from 19:00 to 21:00. Our guest speaker this month is Dr. Steve Barrett, Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Physics at the University of Liverpool, with part one in his series of "Fiat Lux" talks, entitled: “Fiat Lux” A talk on the nature of light with measurements of the speed of light and the wavelength of light, and demonstrations of splitting light into its component colours and different types of polarisation of light. A publicly […]
The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre
The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
The December 2019 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2019 - 2020 (138th) session will be held on Friday, December 13th from 19:00 to 21:00. Please note that this is the 2nd Friday of the month, not the 3rd Friday. This month will see a series of presentations from our own members, with a break for Free tea/coffee and Christmas light refreshments. The proposed agenda is below – the order of the talks may change on the night. We will begin with Society Business, Apologies, Minutes, Announcements, etc. After this will be the following talks : Speaker Subject […]
The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre
The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
The January 2020 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2019 - 2020 (138th) session will be held on Friday, January 17th from 19:00 to 21:00. Our guest speaker this month is Mr. Russell Parry, whose lecture is entitled: “Safe Food Production from the Space Race” Subscriptions for the current session 2019-2020 are now overdue and should have been paid by October 1st. If your subscription is not paid by the end of January, your membership rights (including voting) will lapse, and if not paid by the end of March, your membership may end. Please contact the Treasurer if […]
World Museum, Liverpool (formerly NMGM Liverpool Museum)
World Museum, William Brown St, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Continuing our cooperation with the World Museum Liverpool, the Liverpool Astronomical Society will be taking part in their February Stargazing Event. There are several talks planned, a trip to the planetarium, telescopes on the balcony plus information desk and displays from the LAS. If you intend to go along as a visitor you will need to obtain tickets at the museum website. This event is ticket only. We are asking for helpers for the evening to help out with telescopes and the information desk and displays. If you would like to help out please contact Steve Southern for more information. […]
The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre
The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
The February 2020 (Jeremiah Horrocks Memorial Lecture) monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2019 - 2020 (138th) session will be held on Friday, February 21st from 19:00 to 21:00. Our guest speaker this month is Professor Andy Newsam of Liverpool John Moores University, whose lecture is entitled: “Art & Astronomy: Universal Appeal” For centuries science and art went hand-in-hand, but more recently they seem to have diverged into two distinct "cultures". However, they still have much to gain from each other and in this talk Professor Andy Newsam will describe some forays by an astronomer into the world […]
The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre
The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
This event has been cancelled or postponed due to the Coronavirus situation The March 2020 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2019 - 2020 (138th) session will be held on Friday, March 20th from 19:00 to 21:00. Our guest speaker this month is Professor Derek Ward-Thompson, Head of the School of Physical Sciences and Computing at the University of Central Lancashire, Director of the Jermiah Horrocks Institute and President of the UK Society for Popular Astronomy. Professor Ward-Thompson's lecture is entitled: “How to Take a Picture of a Black Hole” You will almost certainly recognise some of Derek's […]
The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre
The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
This event has been postponed due to the Coronavirus situation The April 2020 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2019 - 2020 (138th) session will be held on Friday, April 17th 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: "From Herschel to Hawkwind: Music and Astronomy" Join Pete as he takes us on a tour which demonstrates - vividly - how music and astronomy have intertwined across the ages. Please do not bring cigarette lighters […]
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 […]
