BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Liverpool Astronomical Society - ECPv6.15.15//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Liverpool Astronomical Society X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://liverpoolas.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Liverpool Astronomical Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20160327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20161030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20170326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20171029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20180325T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20181028T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20190331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20191027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20200329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20201025T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190920T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190920T210000 DTSTAMP:20260428T171640 CREATED:20190806T230053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220514T041735Z UID:9948-1569006000-1569013200@liverpoolas.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting (Presidential Address): Mr. Gerard Gilligan - "Bidston Observatory & The Death of an Astronomer" DESCRIPTION:The first Monthly Meeting of the 2019 – 2020 session will be held on Friday\, September 20th from 19:00 to 21:00. \nThis meeting is our Presidential Address\, however LAS President Mr. Steve Southern will be unable to attend so the meeting will be presented by Chairman of The Society for the History of Astronomy and former LAS President Mr. Gerard Gilligan\, with a lecture entitled: \n“Bidston Observatory & The Death of an Astronomer”\nThere will also be a Welcome Buffet. \n\nSubscriptions for the current session 2019-2020 are now due and should be paid by October 1st 2019.\nIf your 2018-2019 subscriptions have not yet been paid\, your membership has lapsed.\n Please contact the Treasurer if you wish to become a member or update your subscription.\n \nAdult Annual Subscription is  £15.00\nJunior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs)  is £5.00 \nThe LAS e-newsletter is now included in your normal subscription cost \n\nPlease note – Doors will only open after 6.30pm and not before. \n\nI do hope you can join me and your fellow members\, but if you are unable to attend\, please indicate your apologies to me by filling out this form. \nWith best wishes – Mark URL:https://liverpoolas.org/event/monthly-meeting-presidential-address-mr-gerard-gilligan-bidston-observatory-the-death-of-an-astronomer/ LOCATION:The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre\, The Quaker Meeting House\, 22 School Lane\, Liverpool\, Merseyside\, L1 3BT\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:All Events,LAS Meetings,Lectures and Talks,Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190720T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190720T170000 DTSTAMP:20260428T171640 CREATED:20190621T162300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190621T163923Z UID:9886-1563616800-1563642000@liverpoolas.org SUMMARY:Mission to the Moon: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, 20th July at Liverpool’s Central Library for a day celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. \nWe’ll be at the Library from 10am through to 5pm\, along with a variety of guests\, including regional astronomical societies\, academics\, interest groups and more.\nLectures about the Apollo mission will run throughout the day and there’ll be an assortment of memorabilia\, displays\, desks and stalls where you can learn and have fun. \nThe event is completely free to attend and no tickets are required – just walk in on the day. \nFor more information please click here. or for a version suitable for ink-jet printing\, please click here. URL:https://liverpoolas.org/event/mission-to-the-moon-celebrating-the-50th-anniversary-of-apollo-11/ LOCATION:Liverpool Central Library\, William Brown Street\, Liverpool\, Merseyside\, L3 8EW\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:All Events,Free Events,Lectures and Talks,Open Days and Evenings,Public Events,Special Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190519 DTSTAMP:20260428T171640 CREATED:20190515T163255Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190515T163255Z UID:9870-1558137600-1558223999@liverpoolas.org SUMMARY:LAS at World Museum - Apollo displays\, activities DESCRIPTION:As part of our ongoing Apollo celebrations\, the LAS will be present at the World Museum on Saturday with a set of Apollo-related displays in the area outside the lecture theatre where Dr. Bowman’s talk will take place\, as well the area near the 5th floor balcony. We will also have Solar scopes on the balcony if the weather permits. \nIf you would like to help out on the day\, please contact Steve Southern by filling out the form below and let him know. Any assistance will be appreciated. \nIn addition to the LAS displays\, the museum is also hosting the Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibit\, which is definitely worth a look and the planetarium has a new Apollo-themed show called “Capcom Go! The Apollo Story“  (please remember that you will have to buy a ticket to see the planetarium show.) \n  \nIf you would like to help out on the day: \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n Your Name\n \n \n \n :\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Email\n \n \n \n :\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Telephone\n \n \n \n :\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject\n \n \n \n :\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Message\n \n \n \n :\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nΔ URL:https://liverpoolas.org/event/las-at-world-museum-apollo-displays-activities/ LOCATION:World Museum\, Liverpool (formerly NMGM Liverpool Museum)\, World Museum\, William Brown St\, Liverpool\, Merseyside\, L3 8EN\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:All Events,Free Events,Informal activities,Public Events,Special Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190519 DTSTAMP:20260428T171640 CREATED:20190515T162429Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190515T162449Z UID:9866-1558137600-1558223999@liverpoolas.org SUMMARY:Lecture at World Museum: Dr. Kevin Bowman - "Rocket to the Moon" DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 10\, with a special talk by Dr Kevin Bowman from the Jeremiah Horrocks Institute at the University of Central Lancashire. \nApollo 10 descended to within 50\,000 feet of the lunar surface and then returned to Earth. In his talk Dr Bowman\, an expert on the American Moon Missions will highlight some of the key of episodes of the Apollo missions including the moon landings.” \nPLEASE NOTE: You must book a free ticket to attend this lecture. You can do so by clicking here.\nThe lecture is approximately an hour in length\, and will be presented twice – first at 14:00 and again at 15:30.entra URL:https://liverpoolas.org/event/lecture-dr-kevin-bowman-rocket-to-the-moon/ LOCATION:World Museum\, Liverpool (formerly NMGM Liverpool Museum)\, World Museum\, William Brown St\, Liverpool\, Merseyside\, L3 8EN\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:All Events,Lectures and Talks,Public Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190517T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190517T210000 DTSTAMP:20260428T171640 CREATED:20170712T230053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220514T041740Z UID:9759-1558119600-1558126800@liverpoolas.org SUMMARY:2018 – 2019 Annual General Meeting (A.G.M.): Friday\, 17th May\, 2019 DESCRIPTION:The May 2019 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2018 – 2019 (137th) session is our Annual General Meeting and will be held on Friday\, May 17th from 19:00 to 21:00. \n\nPlease note that this event is not open to the general public without prior arrangement with the LAS Secretary. \nThe first part of the AGM is the business of the Society for the past year\, but following tea/coffee we will have the following short presentations by society members: \n\n\n\nSpeaker\nSubject\n\n\nTBC – if you are a member who wishes to give a short presentation\, please contact the Secretary via this form\nTBC\n\n\nTBC\nTBC\n\n\nTBC\nTBC\n\n\n\nLAS Members are requested to attend\, but if this is not possible\, please could you send your apologies before the day of the event to either the Minutes Secretary or the Secretary (click title for contact form)\, or directly if you have an alternative contact method. \n\nSubscriptions for the current session 2018-2019 are now very overdue and should have been paid by October 1st.\nIf your subscription was not paid by the end of January\, your membership rights (including voting) have lapsed.\nIf your subscription was not paid by the end of March\, your membership may have ended.\nPlease contact the Treasurer if you wish to become a member or update your subscription.\n \nAdult Annual Subscription is  £15.00\nJunior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs)  is £5.00 \nThe LAS e-newsletter is now included in your normal subscription cost \n\nFree tea/coffee with light refreshments break will form part of the evening at about 8pm. \nPlease note – Doors will only open after 6.30pm and not before. \n\nI do hope you can join me and your fellow members\, but if you are unable to attend\, please indicate your apologies to me by filling out this form. \nWith best wishes – Mark URL:https://liverpoolas.org/event/2018-2019-annual-general-meeting-a-g-m-friday-17th-may-2019/ LOCATION:The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre\, The Quaker Meeting House\, 22 School Lane\, Liverpool\, Merseyside\, L1 3BT\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:All Events,Annual General Meetings,LAS Meetings,Lectures and Talks,Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190426T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190426T210000 DTSTAMP:20260428T171640 CREATED:20170712T230053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220514T041736Z UID:9757-1556305200-1556312400@liverpoolas.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting: Friday\, 26th April\, 2019 DESCRIPTION:The April 2019 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2018 – 2019 (137th) session will be held on Friday\, April 26th from 19:00 to 21:00. \nPlease note that this is the 4th Friday of the month\, not the 3rd Friday. \nThis lecture is expected to be attended by more people than usual due to how well known the guest speaker is. For this reason\, the event will be ticketed (details of how to book will be posted closer to the time)\, however LAS members will not have to pay any additional fee and will also be given first priority. \n\nOur guest speaker this month is Professor Chris Lintott of the University of Oxford\, and of course from BBC television’s “The Sky at Night“\, whose lecture is entitled: \n"How to Find a Planet from Your Sofa (and Then Check it for Aliens)"\nProf. Lintott will talk about the search for exoplanets\, including ways that those outside of academia can take part. \n \n\nSubscriptions for the current session 2018-2019 are now very overdue and should have been paid by October 1st.\nIf your subscription was not paid by the end of January\, your membership rights (including voting) have lapsed.\nIf your subscription was not paid by the end of March\, your membership may have ended\nPlease contact the Treasurer if you wish to become a member or update your subscription.\n \nAdult Annual Subscription is £15.00\nJunior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs) is £5.00 \nThe LAS e-newsletter is now included in your normal subscription cost \n\nFree tea/coffee with light refreshments break will form part of the evening at about 8pm. \nPlease note – Doors will only open after 6.30pm and not before. \n\nI do hope you can join me and your fellow members\, but if you are unable to attend\, please indicate your apologies to me by filling out this form. \nWith best wishes – Mark URL:https://liverpoolas.org/event/monthly-meeting-friday-26th-april-2019/ LOCATION:The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre\, The Quaker Meeting House\, 22 School Lane\, Liverpool\, Merseyside\, L1 3BT\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:All Events,LAS Meetings,Lectures and Talks,Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190322T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190322T210000 DTSTAMP:20260428T171640 CREATED:20170712T230053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220514T041736Z UID:9752-1553281200-1553288400@liverpoolas.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting: Friday\, 22nd March\, 2019 DESCRIPTION:The March 2019 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2018 – 2019 (137th) session will be held on Friday\, March 22nd from 19:00 to 21:00. \nPlease note that this is the 4th Friday of the month\, not the 3rd Friday. \n\nOur guest speaker this month is Dr. Rob Lyon of the Universities of Liverpool and Manchester\, whose lecture is entitled: \n“The Square Kilometre Array: Astronomy at Scale”\n\nDr. Lyon will talk about his work helping to design the world’s largest radio telescope\, the Square Kilometre Array and how the Array will be used \n\n\nSubscriptions for the current session 2018-2019 are now very overdue and should have been paid by October 1st.\nIf your subscription was not paid by the end of January\, your membership rights (including voting) have lapsed.\nIf your subscription is not paid by the end of March\, your membership may end.\nPlease contact the Treasurer if you wish to become a member or update your subscription.\n \nAdult Annual Subscription is £15.00\nJunior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs) is £5.00 \nThe LAS e-newsletter is now included in your normal subscription cost \n\nFree tea/coffee with light refreshments break will form part of the evening at about 8pm. \nPlease note – Doors will only open after 6.30pm and not before. \n\nI do hope you can join me and your fellow members\, but if you are unable to attend\, please indicate your apologies to me by filling out this form. \nWith best wishes – Mark URL:https://liverpoolas.org/event/monthly-meeting-friday-22nd-march-2019/ LOCATION:The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre\, The Quaker Meeting House\, 22 School Lane\, Liverpool\, Merseyside\, L1 3BT\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:All Events,LAS Meetings,Lectures and Talks,Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190215T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190215T210000 DTSTAMP:20260428T171640 CREATED:20170712T230053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220514T041736Z UID:9750-1550257200-1550264400@liverpoolas.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting: Friday\, 15th February\, 2019 DESCRIPTION:The February 2019 (Jeremiah Horrocks Memorial Lecture) monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2018 – 2019 (137th) session will be held on Friday\, February 15th from 19:00 to 21:00. \n\nOur guest speaker this month is Dr. Allan Chapman FRAS\, whose lecture is entitled: \n“Islands in the Sky; Edwin Hubble\, the Galaxies\, and the ‘Star’ of Mt. Wilson”\n\nDr. Chapman will talk about the impact of one of the greatest discoveries of the early 20th Century – the size of the known universe; that it was unimaginably larger than previously thought\, and the implications and effects this discovery had on the people\, and scientific & social communities of the day. \n\n\nSubscriptions for the current session 2018-2019 are now very overdue and should have been paid by October 1st.\nIf your subscription was not paid by the end of January\, your membership rights (including voting) have lapsed.\nIf your subscription is not paid by the end of March\, your membership may end.\nPlease contact the Treasurer if you wish to become a member or update your subscription.\n \nAdult Annual Subscription is £15.00\nJunior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs) is £5.00 \nThe LAS e-newsletter is now included in your normal subscription cost \n\nFree tea/coffee with light refreshments break will form part of the evening at about 8pm. \nPlease note – Doors will only open after 6.30pm and not before. \n\nI do hope you can join me and your fellow members\, but if you are unable to attend\, please indicate your apologies to me by filling out this form. \nWith best wishes – Mark URL:https://liverpoolas.org/event/monthly-meeting-friday-15th-february-2019/ LOCATION:The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre\, The Quaker Meeting House\, 22 School Lane\, Liverpool\, Merseyside\, L1 3BT\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:All Events,LAS Meetings,Lectures and Talks,Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190118T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190118T210000 DTSTAMP:20260428T171640 CREATED:20170712T230053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220514T041736Z UID:9748-1547838000-1547845200@liverpoolas.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting: Friday\, 18th January\, 2019 DESCRIPTION:The January 2019 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2018 – 2019 (137th) session will be held on Friday\, January 18th from 19:00 to 21:00. \n\nOur guest speaker this month is Dr. Steve Barrett\, Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Physics at the University of Liverpool\, whose lecture is entitled: \n“Legacy of the Hubble Space Telescope”\nA brief history of the Hubble Space Telescope and a description of its legacy in terms of its scientific contributions to our understanding and the way that it touched the public consciousness. \n\nSubscriptions for the current session 2018-2019 are now overdue and should have been paid by October 1st.\nIf 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.\nPlease contact the Treasurer if you wish to become a member or update your subscription. \nAdult Annual Subscription is  £15.00\nJunior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs)  is £5.00 \nThe LAS e-newsletter is now included in your normal subscription cost \n\nFree tea/coffee with light refreshments break will form part of the evening at about 8pm. \nPlease note – Doors will only open after 6.30pm and not before. \n\nI do hope you can join me and your fellow members\, but if you are unable to attend\, please indicate your apologies to me by filling out this form. \nWith best wishes – Mark URL:https://liverpoolas.org/event/monthly-meeting-friday-18th-january-2019/ LOCATION:The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre\, The Quaker Meeting House\, 22 School Lane\, Liverpool\, Merseyside\, L1 3BT\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:All Events,LAS Meetings,Lectures and Talks,Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181207T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181207T210000 DTSTAMP:20260428T171640 CREATED:20170712T230053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220514T041736Z UID:9743-1544209200-1544216400@liverpoolas.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting: Friday\, 7th December\, 2018 DESCRIPTION:The December 2018 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2018 – 2019 (137th) session will be held on Friday\, December 7th from 19:00 to 21:00.\nPlease note that this is the 1st Friday of the month\, not the 3rd Friday. \n\nThis month will see a series of presentations from our own members\, with a break for Free tea/coffee and Christmas light refreshments.\nThe proposed agenda is below – the order of the talks may change on the night.\nWe will begin with Society Business\, Apologies\, Minutes\, Announcements\, etc. \nAfter this will be the following talks : \n\n\n\nSpeaker\nSubject\n\n\nMr. Gerard Gilligan\nNot Father Christmas\, But The Father of The Society \n  \nRev. Thomas Espinall Espin from West Kirby\, Wirral is regarded as the person who was the founder of the Liverpool A.S. in late 1881\, but will our Society history books have to be re-written? What is the connection between the LAS\, 1928\, and Mars?\, Is the Society recorded in stone?\, Will the real Father of the Society stand up? Please join me at the Members night and find out. \n\n\n\nMr. Johnny Sheen\nAstronomy: the oldest profession in the World (Space Sells) \n  \nA talk about how astronomical objects have affected the timeline of civilisation – impacts\, megalithic stellar alignments\, comets\, and their influence around the world. \n\n\n\nMr. Murad Ghorbal\nEddington’s 1919 total solar eclipse proof of Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity \n  \nA short talk discussing Einstein’s suggestions for proving general relativity and Eddington’s expedition to the Island of Principe off the Atlantic coast of Africa in 1919 to witness a total solar eclipse\, proving that solar gravitation can deflect starlight. \n\n\n\n\n\nSubscriptions for the current session 2018-2019 are now overdue and should have been paid by October 1st.\nIf 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.\n Please contact the Treasurer if you wish to become a member or update your subscription.\n \nAdult Annual Subscription is  £15.00\nJunior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs)  is £5.00 \nThe LAS e-newsletter is now included in your normal subscription cost \n\nFree tea/coffee with light refreshments break will form part of the evening at about 8pm. \nPlease note – Doors will only open after 6.30pm and not before. \n\nI do hope you can join me and your fellow members\, but if you are unable to attend\, please indicate your apologies to me by filling out this form. \nWith best wishes – Mark URL:https://liverpoolas.org/event/monthly-meeting-friday-7th-december-2018/ LOCATION:The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre\, The Quaker Meeting House\, 22 School Lane\, Liverpool\, Merseyside\, L1 3BT\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:All Events,LAS Meetings,Lectures and Talks,Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181116T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181116T210000 DTSTAMP:20260428T171640 CREATED:20170712T230053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220514T041736Z UID:9739-1542394800-1542402000@liverpoolas.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting: Friday\, 16th November\, 2018 DESCRIPTION:The November 2018 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2018 – 2019 (137th) session will be held on Friday\, November 16th from 19:00 to 21:00. \n\nOur guest speaker this month is Mr. Peter Williamson FRAS\, whose lecture is entitled: \n“Remote Telescopes for Education & Public Access”\n\nMr. Williamson will talk to members about the various remote telescopes around the world which allow non-academics such as amateur astronomers to book time and take images themselves. \n\n\nSubscriptions for the current session 2018-2019 are now overdue and should have been paid by October 1st.\n Please contact the Treasurer if you wish to become a member or update your subscription.\n \nAdult Annual Subscription is  £15.00\nJunior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs)  is £5.00 \nThe LAS e-newsletter is now included in your normal subscription cost \n\nFree tea/coffee with light refreshments break will form part of the evening at about 8pm. \nPlease note – Doors will only open after 6.30pm and not before. \n\nI do hope you can join me and your fellow members\, but if you are unable to attend\, please indicate your apologies to me by filling out this form. \nWith best wishes – Mark URL:https://liverpoolas.org/event/monthly-meeting-friday-16th-november-2018/ LOCATION:The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre\, The Quaker Meeting House\, 22 School Lane\, Liverpool\, Merseyside\, L1 3BT\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:All Events,LAS Meetings,Lectures and Talks,Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181019T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181019T210000 DTSTAMP:20260428T171640 CREATED:20170712T230053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220514T041736Z UID:9736-1539975600-1539982800@liverpoolas.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting: Friday\, 19th October\, 2018 DESCRIPTION:The October 2018 (William Lassell Memorial Lecture) monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2018 – 2019 (137th) session will be held on Friday\, October 19th from 19:00 to 21:00. \n\nOur guest speaker this month is Mr. William Stewart of the Network for Meteor Triangulation and Orbit Determination\, whose lecture is entitled: \n“Shooting While You Sleep: Modern Methods of Detecting & Analysing Meteors”\n\nMr. Stewart will talk about how meteor observations can be aided with the use of computers and electronic detection methods\, such as automated imaging of\nvisual meteors and detection of meteors using radio receiver equipment. \n\n\nSubscriptions for the current session 2018-2019 are now overdue and should have been paid by October 1st.\n Please contact the Treasurer if you wish to become a member or update your subscription.\n \nAdult Annual Subscription is  £15.00\nJunior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs)  is £5.00 \nThe LAS e-newsletter is now included in your normal subscription cost \n\nFree tea/coffee with light refreshments break will form part of the evening at about 8pm. \nPlease note – Doors will only open after 6.30pm and not before. \n\nI do hope you can join me and your fellow members\, but if you are unable to attend\, please indicate your apologies to me by filling out this form. \nWith best wishes – Mark URL:https://liverpoolas.org/event/monthly-meeting-friday-19th-october-2018/ LOCATION:The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre\, The Quaker Meeting House\, 22 School Lane\, Liverpool\, Merseyside\, L1 3BT\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:All Events,LAS Meetings,Lectures and Talks,Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180921T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180921T210000 DTSTAMP:20260428T171640 CREATED:20170712T230053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220514T041736Z UID:9734-1537556400-1537563600@liverpoolas.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting (Presidential Address)\, Friday\, 21st September\, 2018 DESCRIPTION:The first Monthly Meeting of the 2018 – 2019 session will be held on Friday\, September 21st from 19:00 to 21:00. \n\nThis meeting is our Presidential Address\, and as such our speaker is LAS President Mr. Steve Southern\, whose lecture is entitled: \n“My top 10 astronomical objects to Observe”\nThere will also be a Welcome Buffet. \n\nSubscriptions for the current session 2018-2019 are now due and should be paid by October 1st 2018.\nIf your 2017-2018 subscriptions have not yet been paid\, your membership has lapsed.\n Please contact the Treasurer if you wish to become a member or update your subscription.\n \nAdult Annual Subscription is  £15.00\nJunior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs)  is £5.00 \nThe LAS e-newsletter is now included in your normal subscription cost \n\nPlease note – Doors will only open after 6.30pm and not before. \n\nI do hope you can join me and your fellow members\, but if you are unable to attend\, please indicate your apologies to me by filling out this form. \nWith best wishes – Mark URL:https://liverpoolas.org/event/monthly-meeting-presidential-address-friday-21st-september-2018/ LOCATION:The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre\, The Quaker Meeting House\, 22 School Lane\, Liverpool\, Merseyside\, L1 3BT\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:All Events,LAS Meetings,Lectures and Talks,Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180801T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180801T210000 DTSTAMP:20260428T171640 CREATED:20180528T141055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180704T044919Z UID:9676-1533150000-1533157200@liverpoolas.org SUMMARY:Introduction to Radio Astronomy\, Wednesday 1st August\, 2018 DESCRIPTION:Please note\, the date of this event has changed to the 1st of August – it was previously scheduled for 18th July \nAs part of the informal activities initiative\, Mr. Andy Sierslowski from The Astronomy Centre in Yorkshire will be visiting us to show members how they can do radio astronomy from their own homes.\nAndy has a love of both visual and radio astronomy\, and is a true ‘professional’ amateur\, making his own aerials which can detect objects such as the sun and Jupiter\, as well as meteorites (via reflected radio signals). It’s a fascinating branch of astronomy\, and of course it doesn’t have that requirement of a cloudless sky to be able to enjoy it. \nThere is no need to book ahead for this\, and it will take place in the relaxed atmosphere of Pex Hill. The primary audience for this event is LAS members. \nIf you would like more information\, please use the form below: \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n Your Name *\n \n \n \n :\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Email *\n \n \n \n :\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Telephone\n \n \n \n :\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject *\n \n \n \n :\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Message *\n \n \n \n :\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nΔ URL:https://liverpoolas.org/event/introduction-to-radio-astronomy-wednesday-1st-august-2018/ LOCATION:The Leighton Observatory at Pex Hill\, Pex Hill\, Cronton\, Widnes\, Cheshire\, WA8 5QW\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:All Events,Free Events,Informal activities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180624T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180624T170000 DTSTAMP:20260428T171640 CREATED:20180528T141055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180528T143527Z UID:9672-1529841600-1529859600@liverpoolas.org SUMMARY:Solar Imaging Workshop\, International SUNday\, 24th June\, 2018 DESCRIPTION:As part of this year’s International SUNday\, Brendan Martin will – if the weather is good to us – be observing and imaging the sun\, and processing these images in the grounds of the observatory at Pex Hill. \nIf you would like more information\, please use the form below: \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n Your Name *\n \n \n \n :\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Email *\n \n \n \n :\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Telephone\n \n \n \n :\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject *\n \n \n \n :\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Message *\n \n \n \n :\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nΔ URL:https://liverpoolas.org/event/solar-imaging-workshop-international-sunday-24th-june-2018/ LOCATION:The Leighton Observatory at Pex Hill\, Pex Hill\, Cronton\, Widnes\, Cheshire\, WA8 5QW\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:All Events,Free Events,Informal activities,International SUNday END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180620T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180620T210000 DTSTAMP:20260428T171640 CREATED:20180528T141055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180528T142939Z UID:9668-1529521200-1529528400@liverpoolas.org SUMMARY:Introduction to Solar Imaging\, Wednesday 20th June\, 2018 DESCRIPTION:As part of the informal activities initiative\, and in anticipation of this year’s International SUNday\, Brendan Martin will be running a workshop to introduce members to imaging the sun\, and processing those images. \nThere is no need to book ahead for this\, and it will take place in the relaxed atmosphere of Pex Hill. The primary audience for this event is LAS members. \nIf you would like more information\, please use the form below: \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n Your Name *\n \n \n \n :\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Email *\n \n \n \n :\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Telephone\n \n \n \n :\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject *\n \n \n \n :\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Message *\n \n \n \n :\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nΔ URL:https://liverpoolas.org/event/introduction-to-solar-imaging-wednesday-20th-june-2018/ LOCATION:The Leighton Observatory at Pex Hill\, Pex Hill\, Cronton\, Widnes\, Cheshire\, WA8 5QW\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:All Events,Free Events,Informal activities,International SUNday END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180609T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180609T170000 DTSTAMP:20260428T171640 CREATED:20180528T141055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180528T152239Z UID:9698-1528545600-1528563600@liverpoolas.org SUMMARY:Remote Imaging Workshop\, Saturday 9th June\, 2018 DESCRIPTION:As part of the informal activities initiative\, a free Remote Imaging Workshop will take place with Pete Williamson FRAS. The workshop is for LAS members and members of the North West Group of Astronomical Societies (NWGAS). \nPete is a Deep Sky Imaging consultant with the Faulkes Telescope Educational Project which has 2 metre\, 1 metre and 0.4 metre class telescopes across the globe in both northern and southern hemisphere locations. \nWhile there is no need for members to book ahead to attend\, we would remind people that parking spaces at Pex Hill are limited\, especially on busy days. \nIf you would like more information\, please use the form below: \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n Your Name *\n \n \n \n :\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Email *\n \n \n \n :\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Telephone\n \n \n \n :\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject *\n \n \n \n :\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Message *\n \n \n \n :\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nΔ URL:https://liverpoolas.org/event/remote-imaging-workshop-saturday-9th-june-2018/ LOCATION:The Leighton Observatory at Pex Hill\, Pex Hill\, Cronton\, Widnes\, Cheshire\, WA8 5QW\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:All Events,Free Events,Informal activities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180518T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180518T210000 DTSTAMP:20260428T171640 CREATED:20170712T230053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220514T041740Z UID:9516-1526670000-1526677200@liverpoolas.org SUMMARY:2017 – 2018 Annual General Meeting (A.G.M.): Friday\, 18th May\, 2018 DESCRIPTION:The May 2018 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2017 – 2018 (136th) session is our Annual General Meeting and will be held on Friday\, May 18th from 19:00 to 21:30. \n\nPlease note that this event is not open to the general public without prior arrangement with the LAS Secretary. \nThe first part of the AGM is the business of the Society for the past year\, but following tea/coffee we will have the following short presentations by society members: \n\n\n\nSpeaker\nTitle\n\n\n\n\nTo be confirmed\nTo be confirmed\n\n\nTo be confirmed\nTo be confirmed\n\n\nTo be confirmed\nTo be confirmed\n\n\n\nLAS Members are requested to attend\, but if this is not possible\, please could you send your apologies before the day of the event to either the Minutes Secretary or the Secretary (click title for contact form)\, or directly if you have an alternative contact method. \n\nSubscriptions for 2016-2017 are now overdue and should have been paid by October 1st.\n Please contact the Treasurer if you wish to become a member or update your subscription.\n \nAdult Annual Subscription is  £15.00\nJunior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs)  is £5.00 \nThe LAS e-newsletter is now included in your normal subscription cost \n\nFree tea/coffee with light refreshments break will form part of the evening at about 8pm. \nPlease note – Doors will only open after 6.30pm and not before. \n\nI do hope you can join me and your fellow members\, but if you are unable to attend\, please indicate your apologies to me by filling out this form. \nWith best wishes – Ken URL:https://liverpoolas.org/event/2017-2018-annual-general-meeting-a-g-m-friday-18th-may-2018/ LOCATION:The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre\, The Quaker Meeting House\, 22 School Lane\, Liverpool\, Merseyside\, L1 3BT\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:All Events,Annual General Meetings,LAS Meetings,Lectures and Talks,Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180424T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180424T190000 DTSTAMP:20260428T171640 CREATED:20180321T161431Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180321T161651Z UID:9635-1524591000-1524596400@liverpoolas.org SUMMARY:Gravitational Waves: turning on the soundtrack to the Universe DESCRIPTION:(Please note\, this is not an LAS organised event) \nThe last two years have seen our ability to study our Universe change forever. For the first time we have been able to not only see the stars in the heavens\, but to feel the very vibrations of the fabric of space-time produced when stars collide. In February 2016 the scientists of the international LIGO and Virgo collaborations announced the first detection of gravitational waves – tiny gravitational fluctuations sensed using instruments here on the Earth\, but produced around 1.3 billion years ago far out in the cosmos when two dead stars – in this case ‘black-holes’ spiralled in and merged. The existence of such gravitational waves was first predicted by Einstein as part of his\n‘General Theory of Relativity’ in 1916. \nIn the decades between then and now\, searches for such signals have been the focus of scientists around the globe\, including key work here in the UK.\nThis lecture will discuss the nature of gravitational waves\, the astrophysical events that can produce them\, the technology of gravitational wave observatories and the recent results in this new field leading to the award of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2017 for the detection of gravitational waves: turning on the soundtrack to the Universe. \nProfessor Sheila Rowan is Director of the Institute for Gravitational Research\, University of Glasgow\, a position she has held since 2009. She received an MBE in 2011.\nSheila’s research is targeted at developing optical materials for use in gravitational wave detectors. Her work formed part of the “Advanced LIGO” detector upgrades\, carried out between 2010 and 2015\, that contributed to one of the most significant scientific breakthroughs of this century: the first detection of gravitational waves announced in\nFebruary 2016. This resulted in a share of the 2016 Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for her and the members of her team in\nGlasgow. Professor Rowan was appointed Chief Scientific Adviser for Scotland in June 2016. \nBookings for this free event can be made at https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/events/science-and-society/form/ URL:https://liverpoolas.org/event/gravitational-waves-turning-on-the-soundtrack-to-the-universe/ LOCATION:Leggate Theatre (Victoria Gallery & Museum\, University of Liverpool)\, Leggate Theatre\, Victoria Gallery & Museum\, Ashton Street\, University of Liverpool\, Liverpool\, Merseyside\, L69 3DR\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Free Events,Lectures and Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180420T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180420T210000 DTSTAMP:20260428T171640 CREATED:20170712T230053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220514T041736Z UID:9497-1524250800-1524258000@liverpoolas.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting: Friday\, 20th April\, 2018 DESCRIPTION:The April 2018 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2017 – 2018 (136th) session will be held on Friday\, April 20th from 19:00 to 21:30. \n\nOur guest speaker this month is Mr. Paul L Money FRAS FBIS\, whose lecture is entitled: \n“Triumphs of Voyager [part 2]: Where no probe has gone before”\nThis is the second part of a two-part lecture; the first part took place at our October 2017 meeting. In this instalment\, we cast an eye to the Icy Giant encounters with Uranus and Neptune and take a look at the Interstellar Mission as these probes continue to explore the unknown despite their age. \n\nSubscriptions for 2016-2017 are now overdue and should have been paid by October 1st.\n Please contact the Treasurer if you wish to become a member or update your subscription.\n \nAdult Annual Subscription is  £15.00\nJunior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs)  is £5.00 \nThe LAS e-newsletter is now included in your normal subscription cost \n\nFree tea/coffee with light refreshments break will form part of the evening at about 8pm. \nPlease note – Doors will only open after 6.30pm and not before. \n\nI do hope you can join me and your fellow members\, but if you are unable to attend\, please indicate your apologies to me by filling out this form. \nWith best wishes – Ken URL:https://liverpoolas.org/event/monthly-meeting-friday-20th-april-2018/ LOCATION:The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre\, The Quaker Meeting House\, 22 School Lane\, Liverpool\, Merseyside\, L1 3BT\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:All Events,LAS Meetings,Lectures and Talks,Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180404T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180404T183000 DTSTAMP:20260428T171640 CREATED:20180321T160348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180321T161906Z UID:9633-1522866600-1522866600@liverpoolas.org SUMMARY:The secret life of comets with Rosetta Mission Scientist\, Dr Matt Taylor DESCRIPTION:(Please note\, this is not an LAS organised event) \nJoin astrophysicist and Liverpool alumnus\, Dr Matt Taylor (MPhys Physics 1997)\, from the European Space Agency when he returns to Liverpool next month to talk about the early results from the historic Rosetta Mission – the most detailed study of a comet ever attempted. \nIn this lecture\, Matt will talk about the notable results from the mission\, as well as the potential impact that the collected data could make to our understanding of comets. \nThis is a public event and open to all (minimum age 12). Tickets are FREE but you are advised to book in advance via the link below. \nRegister \nFor more information about this event\, please contact our Events Coordinator\, James Briginshaw\, on +44 (0)151 795 5512 or e-mail him via: james.briginshaw@liverpool.ac.uk. URL:https://liverpoolas.org/event/the-secret-life-of-comets-with-rosetta-mission-scientist-dr-matt-taylor/ LOCATION:Leggate Theatre (Victoria Gallery & Museum\, University of Liverpool)\, Leggate Theatre\, Victoria Gallery & Museum\, Ashton Street\, University of Liverpool\, Liverpool\, Merseyside\, L69 3DR\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Free Events,Lectures and Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180316T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180316T210000 DTSTAMP:20260428T171640 CREATED:20170712T230053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220514T041736Z UID:9514-1521226800-1521234000@liverpoolas.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting: Friday\, 16th March\, 2018 DESCRIPTION:The March 2018 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2017 – 2018 (136th) session will be held on Friday\, March 16th from 19:00 to 21:30. \n\nOur guest speaker for this Friday’s monthly meeting has changed. My apologies for the short notice however ill health has befallen Dr. Katherine Joy and unfortunately she won’t be able to attend. In her place\, Mr. Russell Parry has generously agreed to fill the spot and will be speaking for us about the Appley Bridge meteorite.\nI know many of you were looking forward to Dr. Joy’s lecture and may be disappointed\, however I hope that you will enjoy Mr. Parry’s lecture. I will endeavour to rebook Dr. Joy for a future date. \n“The Appley Bridge Meteorite”\nOne late Tuesday evening in mid-October 1914\, residents of Appley Bridge – a village to the north-west of Wigan – were surprised to see a streak of light tearing through the sky\, followed by a series of loud explosions. The Great War had recently begun\, and if people thought they were under attack\, it is understandable. This\, however\, was no man-made incendiary device – its origin was much further away than Germany.\nRussell Parry will tell the tale of the Appley Bridge Meteorite for us this coming Friday. \n  \nOur guest speaker this month is Dr. Katherine Joy of the University of Manchester\, whose lecture is entitled: \n“Space rocks on ice: Hunting for meteorites in Antarctica”\nMeteorites shed light on the origin of the Solar System and on the geological history of different planetary bodies. Antarctica is unique collection ground for meteorites – it very cold so preserves them well\, the black meteorites are easy to spot against the white ice\, and meteorites samples are often concentrated together on the ice along the Transantarctic mountain range. I will outline my experience in travelling to collect meteorites with the US Antarctic Search for Meteorites Programme\, and talk about the scientific reasons we go and collect these stones from space. \nKatherine Joy obtained her PhD in studies of lunar evolution from University College London in 2007\, where she combined data from the European Space Agency’s SMART-1 mission and studies of lunar meteorites. She then held a postdoctoral research position at Birkbeck College where she studied data from the X-ray instrument on the Indian Chandrayaan-1 mission. In 2010 Katherine took up a postdoctoral research post in Houston\, Texas where she was based at the Lunar and Planetary Institute and NASA Johnson Space Centre as a NLSI postdoctoral research fellow. She studied samples returned by the Apollo 16 mission in order to study the Moon’s impact record. In 2012 Katherine returned to the UK to work at the University of Manchester where she investigates the bombardment history of the Moon and inner Solar System. She has twice joined the US Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET) programme\, spending two field season’s on the ice collecting meteorites \n\nSubscriptions for 2016-2017 are now overdue and should have been paid by October 1st.\n Please contact the Treasurer if you wish to become a member or update your subscription.\n \nAdult Annual Subscription is  £15.00\nJunior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs)  is £5.00 \nThe LAS e-newsletter is now included in your normal subscription cost \n\nFree tea/coffee with light refreshments break will form part of the evening at about 8pm. \nPlease note – Doors will only open after 6.30pm and not before. \n\nI do hope you can join me and your fellow members\, but if you are unable to attend\, please indicate your apologies to me by filling out this form. \nWith best wishes – Ken URL:https://liverpoolas.org/event/monthly-meeting-friday-16th-march-2018/ LOCATION:The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre\, The Quaker Meeting House\, 22 School Lane\, Liverpool\, Merseyside\, L1 3BT\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:All Events,LAS Meetings,Lectures and Talks,Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180216T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180216T210000 DTSTAMP:20260428T171640 CREATED:20170712T230053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220514T041736Z UID:9511-1518807600-1518814800@liverpoolas.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting: Friday\, 16th February\, 2018 DESCRIPTION:The February 2018 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2017 – 2018 (136th) session will be held on Friday\, February 16th from 19:00 to 21:30. \n\nOur guest speaker this month is Prof. Ian Robson (BSc\, Phd\, FRAS\, CPhys\, FInstP) whose lecture is entitled: \n“The Discovery of Quasars”\nQuasars are the most powerful bodies in the Universe and we now know that they are the extreme of Active Galaxies\, powered by a supermassive black hole at their centre. However\, the story of their discovery is one of missed opportunities\, the advent of radio astronomy\, careful observational measurements\, and a fierce fight between two groups of astronomers before the truth was finally accepted. This talk describes the ins and outs of this story\, the personalities involved and gives an insight into how quasars are powered and the fact that supermassive black holes are almost ubiquitous in the Universe. \n\nPlease note\, the lecture which was formerly booked for this date was cancelled due to the unexpected death of Dr. Glyn Marsh. The LAS sends its condolences to Dr. Marsh’s family. \nOur guest speaker this month is Dr. Glyn Marsh whose lecture is entitled: \n“Sir Robert Ludwig Mond and the Mond Photographic Equatorial – a local astronomy connection”\nRobert Ludwig Mond was born at “The Hollies”\, now No. 23 Derby Road\, Farnworth on the 9th September 1867 – only a few miles from the LAS observatory at Pex Hill\, Cronton. \nHe was the eldest son of Ludwig and Frida Mond (originally from Cassel\, Germany). Ludwig Mond\, an industrial chemist\, had moved to England in 1862 to license a process he had invented for the recovery of sulphur from wastes produced during the manufacture of alkali. The Widnes area had\, at that time\, the largest concentration of alkali works in the country and waste products were becoming a significant environmental problem. \nLater\, Ludwig Mond\, along with John Brunner would go on to become a major alkali manufacturer at Winnington\, Cheshire\, using a new\, more efficient and benign process and became very wealthy. Brunner\, Mond and Company eventually formed a major part of the giant Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI). Robert himself also became a distinguished scientist\, a scholar of ancient Egypt and an industrial chemist of some repute. In addition\, he used his family’s wealth and connections for good causes and was very much a philanthropist. \nAstronomy was one area of science that interested him greatly and in conjunction with Dr William J.S.Lockyer\, son of the famous Sir Norman Lockyer\, helped maintain the “Hill Observatory” at Sidmouth\, Devon that had been established by Norman Lockyer in 1912. In 1932\, Robert\, now Sir Robert Mond\, presented a unique astrographic instrument made by Cooke\, Troughton & Simms to the Norman Lockyer Observatory and provided further funding for a professional observer to undertake research. The talk will describe and illustrate the many special features of this telescope and provide examples of its photographic observations from 1932 up until 1997 when film photography gave way to digital imaging. An on-going restoration and historical research project will also provide interesting insights into its heritage and possible future. \n\nSubscriptions for 2016-2017 are now overdue and should have been paid by October 1st.\n Please contact the Treasurer if you wish to become a member or update your subscription.\n \nAdult Annual Subscription is  £15.00\nJunior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs)  is £5.00 \nThe LAS e-newsletter is now included in your normal subscription cost \n\nFree tea/coffee with light refreshments break will form part of the evening at about 8pm. \nPlease note – Doors will only open after 6.30pm and not before. \n\nI do hope you can join me and your fellow members\, but if you are unable to attend\, please indicate your apologies to me by filling out this form. \nWith best wishes – Ken URL:https://liverpoolas.org/event/monthly-meeting-friday-16th-february-2018/ LOCATION:The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre\, The Quaker Meeting House\, 22 School Lane\, Liverpool\, Merseyside\, L1 3BT\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:All Events,LAS Meetings,Lectures and Talks,Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180119T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180119T210000 DTSTAMP:20260428T171640 CREATED:20170712T230053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220514T041736Z UID:9509-1516388400-1516395600@liverpoolas.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting: Friday\, 19th January\, 2018 DESCRIPTION:The January 2018 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2017 – 2018 (136th) session will be held on Friday\, January 19th from 19:00 to 21:30. \n\nOur guest speaker this month is Mr. Mark Townley of Brierley Hill Solar\, whose lecture is entitled: \n“Our Local Star”\nMark Townley gives an overview of the Sun\, what can be seen on it and how to see and image it in a range of wavelengths. How does the Sun impact on society and what is the importance of outreach in inspiring the next generation? \n\nSubscriptions for 2016-2017 are now overdue and should have been paid by October 1st.\n Please contact the Treasurer if you wish to become a member or update your subscription.\n \nAdult Annual Subscription is  £15.00\nJunior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs)  is £5.00 \nThe LAS e-newsletter is now included in your normal subscription cost \n\nFree tea/coffee with light refreshments break will form part of the evening at about 8pm. \nPlease note – Doors will only open after 6.30pm and not before. \n\nI do hope you can join me and your fellow members\, but if you are unable to attend\, please indicate your apologies to me by filling out this form. \nWith best wishes – Ken URL:https://liverpoolas.org/event/monthly-meeting-friday-19th-january-2018/ LOCATION:The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre\, The Quaker Meeting House\, 22 School Lane\, Liverpool\, Merseyside\, L1 3BT\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:All Events,LAS Meetings,Lectures and Talks,Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171208T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171208T210000 DTSTAMP:20260428T171640 CREATED:20170712T230053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220514T041737Z UID:9505-1512759600-1512766800@liverpoolas.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting: Friday\, 8th December\, 2017 DESCRIPTION:The December 2017 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2017 – 2018 (136th) session will be held on Friday\, December 8th from 19:00 to 21:30.\nPlease note that this is the 2nd Friday of the month\, not the 3rd Friday \n\nThis month will see a series of presentations from our very own members\, with a break for Free tea/coffee and Christmas light refreshments.\nThe proposed agenda is below – the order of the talks may change on the night.\nWe will begin with Society Business\, Apologies\, Minutes\, Announcements\, etc. \nAfter this will be the following talks : \n\n\n\nSpeaker\nSubject\n\n\nMr. Phil Williams\n“Astrobiology: A toe in the water”\n\n\nMiss Stephanie Reed\n“The Big Bang Theory”\n\n\nMr. Johnny Sheen\n“Moons”\n\n\n\n\nSubscriptions for 2016-2017 are now overdue and should have been paid by October 1st.\n Please contact the Treasurer if you wish to become a member or update your subscription.\n \nAdult Annual Subscription is  £15.00\nJunior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs)  is £5.00 \nThe LAS e-newsletter is now included in your normal subscription cost \n\nFree tea/coffee with light refreshments break will form part of the evening at about 8pm. \nPlease note – Doors will only open after 6.30pm and not before. \n\nI do hope you can join me and your fellow members\, but if you are unable to attend\, please indicate your apologies to me by filling out this form. \nWith best wishes – Ken URL:https://liverpoolas.org/event/monthly-meeting-friday-8th-december-2017/ LOCATION:The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre\, The Quaker Meeting House\, 22 School Lane\, Liverpool\, Merseyside\, L1 3BT\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:All Events,LAS Meetings,Lectures and Talks,Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171117T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171117T210000 DTSTAMP:20260428T171640 CREATED:20170712T230053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220514T041737Z UID:9502-1510945200-1510952400@liverpoolas.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting: Friday\, 17th November\, 2017 DESCRIPTION:The November 2017 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2017 – 2018 (136th) session will be held on Friday\, November 17th from 19:00 to 21:30. \n\nOur guest speaker this month is Dr. Julian Onions of the University of Nottingham\, whose lecture about metallicity in stars is entitled: \n“Metal Detecting”\n\nWhat are metals to an astronomer\, how do they get made\, and what can they tell us about the history of the universe in terms of stars and galaxies? \n\n\nSubscriptions for 2016-2017 are now overdue and should have been paid by October 1st.\n Please contact the Treasurer if you wish to become a member or update your subscription.\n \nAdult Annual Subscription is  £15.00\nJunior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs)  is £5.00 \nThe LAS e-newsletter is now included in your normal subscription cost \n\nFree tea/coffee with light refreshments break will form part of the evening at about 8pm. \nPlease note – Doors will only open after 6.30pm and not before. \n\nI do hope you can join me and your fellow members\, but if you are unable to attend\, please indicate your apologies to me by filling out this form. \nWith best wishes – Ken URL:https://liverpoolas.org/event/monthly-meeting-friday-17th-november-2017/ LOCATION:The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre\, The Quaker Meeting House\, 22 School Lane\, Liverpool\, Merseyside\, L1 3BT\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:All Events,LAS Meetings,Lectures and Talks,Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171020T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171020T210000 DTSTAMP:20260428T171640 CREATED:20170712T230053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T131712Z UID:9495-1508526000-1508533200@liverpoolas.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting: Friday\, 20th October\, 2017 DESCRIPTION:The October 2017 (William Lassell Memorial Lecture) monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2017 – 2018 (136th) session will be held on Friday\, October 20th from 19:00 to 21:30.\n\n\n\nOur guest speaker this month is Mr. Paul L Money FRAS FBIS\, whose lecture is entitled:\n“Triumphs of Voyager [part 1]: Journey to Jupiter\, Splendours of Saturn”\nIn 1977 NASA launched two spacecraft to explore the outer solar system; the Voyager Mission. This year is the 40th anniversary of their launch and in this lecture\, the first of a two-parter\, we look back at the start of the mission and the first two planetary encounters.\n\nThis is a two-part lecture\, with the second part taking place at our April 2018 meeting.\n\n\nSubscriptions for 2016-2017 are now overdue and should have been paid by October 1st.\n Please contact the Treasurer if you wish to become a member or update your subscription.\n \nAdult Annual Subscription is  £15.00\nJunior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs)  is £5.00 \nThe LAS e-newsletter is now included in your normal subscription cost \n\n\n\n\nFree tea/coffee with light refreshments break will form part of the evening at about 8pm.\n\nPlease note – Doors will only open after 6.30pm and not before.\n\n\n\nI do hope you can join me and your fellow members\, but if you are unable to attend\, please indicate your apologies to me by filling out this form.\n\nWith best wishes – Ken URL:https://liverpoolas.org/event/monthly-meeting-friday-20th-october-2017/ LOCATION:The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre\, The Quaker Meeting House\, 22 School Lane\, Liverpool\, Merseyside\, L1 3BT\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:All Events,LAS Meetings,Lectures and Talks,Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170915T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170915T210000 DTSTAMP:20260428T171640 CREATED:20170712T230053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T131710Z UID:9491-1505502000-1505509200@liverpoolas.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting (Presidential Address)\, Friday\, 15th September\, 2017 DESCRIPTION:The first Monthly Meeting of the 2017 – 2018 (136th) session will be held on Friday\, September 15th from 19:00 to 21:30.\n\n\n\nThis meeting is our Presidential Address\, and as such our speaker is LAS President Mr. Steve Southern\, whose lecture is entitled:\n“My top 10 astronomical objects to Observe”\nThere will also be a Welcome Buffet.\n\n\nIf your 2016-2017 subscriptions have not yet been paid\, your membership has lapsed.\n Please contact the Treasurer if you wish to become a member or update your subscription.\n \nAdult Annual Subscription is  £15.00\nJunior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs)  is £5.00 \nThe LAS e-newsletter is now included in your normal subscription cost \n\n\n\n\nPlease note – Doors will only open after 6.30pm and not before.\n\n\n\nI do hope you can join me and your fellow members\, but if you are unable to attend\, please indicate your apologies to me by filling out this form.\n\nWith best wishes – Ken URL:https://liverpoolas.org/event/monthly-meeting-presidential-address-friday-15th-september-2017/ LOCATION:The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre\, The Quaker Meeting House\, 22 School Lane\, Liverpool\, Merseyside\, L1 3BT\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:All Events,LAS Meetings,Lectures and Talks,Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170519T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170519T210000 DTSTAMP:20260428T171640 CREATED:20150501T043118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161015T060128Z UID:8821-1495218600-1495227600@liverpoolas.org SUMMARY:2016 - 2017 Annual General Meeting (A.G.M.)\, Friday 19th May\, 2017 DESCRIPTION:Please note that this event is not open to the general public without prior arrangement with the LAS Secretary. \nThe first part of the AGM is the business of the Society for the past year\, but following tea/coffee we will have the following short presentations by society members. \n\n\n\nSpeaker\nTitle\n\n\n\n\nTo be confirmed\nTo be confirmed\n\n\nTo be confirmed\nTo be confirmed\n\n\nTo be confirmed\nTo be confirmed\n\n\n\nLAS Members are requested to attend\, but if this is not possible\, please could you send your apologies before the day of the event to either the Minutes Secretary or the Secretary (click title for contact form)\, or directly if you have an alternative contact method. URL:https://liverpoolas.org/event/2016-2017-annual-general-meeting-a-g-m-friday-19th-may-2017/ LOCATION:The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre\, The Quaker Meeting House\, 22 School Lane\, Liverpool\, Merseyside\, L1 3BT\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:All Events,Annual General Meetings,LAS Meetings,Lectures and Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170421T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170421T210000 DTSTAMP:20260428T171640 CREATED:20150205T152931Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T131707Z UID:8819-1492799400-1492808400@liverpoolas.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting: Friday 21st April\, 2017 DESCRIPTION:The April 2017 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for session 2016-17\, will take place on Friday\, April 21st 2017 from 7pm.\n\n\n\n\nOur guest speaker this month is Mr. Martin Lunn MBE FRAS\, whose lecture is entitled:\n“Telstar”\n\n\nSubscriptions for 2016-2017 are now overdue and should have been paid by October 1st. \nAdult Annual Subscription is  £15.00\nJunior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs)  is £5.00\nPlease contact the Treasurer if you wish to become a member. \nThe LAS e-newsletter is now included in your normal subscription cost \n\n\n\n\nFree tea/coffee with light refreshments break will form part of the evening at about 8pm.\n\nPlease note – Doors will only open after 6.30pm\n\n\n\n\nI do hope you can join me and your fellow members\, but if you are unable to attend\, please indicate your apologies by filling out this form.\n\nWith best wishes – Ken URL:https://liverpoolas.org/event/monthly-meeting-friday-21st-april-2017/ LOCATION:The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre\, The Quaker Meeting House\, 22 School Lane\, Liverpool\, Merseyside\, L1 3BT\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:All Events,LAS Meetings,Lectures and Talks,Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR