Sic Itur Ad Astra – Thus The Way To The Stars : 143 years of astronomy
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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. […]
The Leighton Observatory at Pex Hill
Pex Hill, Cronton, Widnes, Cheshire, United Kingdom
This event has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus situation When and Where? Weekly public meetings are held every Wednesday evening (except at Christmas week), between 19:00 (7 PM) and 21:00 (9 PM) local time (e.g. 7pm BST in summer, 7pm UTC in winter) in the Liverpool Astronomical Society’s Leighton Observatory. Children who wish to visit must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Regular Attendance While we do welcome members of the public, we do ask you to consider that, since everything is paid for from our Membership subscriptions, if you find yourself attending a Weekly meeting more than […]
The Leighton Observatory at Pex Hill
Pex Hill, Cronton, Widnes, Cheshire, United Kingdom
This event has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus situation When and Where? Weekly public meetings are held every Wednesday evening (except at Christmas week), between 19:00 (7 PM) and 21:00 (9 PM) local time (e.g. 7pm BST in summer, 7pm UTC in winter) in the Liverpool Astronomical Society’s Leighton Observatory. Children who wish to visit must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Regular Attendance While we do welcome members of the public, we do ask you to consider that, since everything is paid for from our Membership subscriptions, if you find yourself attending a Weekly meeting more than […]
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 […]
The Leighton Observatory at Pex Hill
Pex Hill, Cronton, Widnes, Cheshire, United Kingdom
This event has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus situation When and Where? Weekly public meetings are held every Wednesday evening (except at Christmas week), between 19:00 (7 PM) and 21:00 (9 PM) local time (e.g. 7pm BST in summer, 7pm UTC in winter) in the Liverpool Astronomical Society’s Leighton Observatory. Children who wish to visit must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Regular Attendance While we do welcome members of the public, we do ask you to consider that, since everything is paid for from our Membership subscriptions, if you find yourself attending a Weekly meeting more than […]
The Leighton Observatory at Pex Hill
Pex Hill, Cronton, Widnes, Cheshire, United Kingdom
This event has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus situation When and Where? Weekly public meetings are held every Wednesday evening (except at Christmas week), between 19:00 (7 PM) and 21:00 (9 PM) local time (e.g. 7pm BST in summer, 7pm UTC in winter) in the Liverpool Astronomical Society’s Leighton Observatory. Children who wish to visit must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Regular Attendance While we do welcome members of the public, we do ask you to consider that, since everything is paid for from our Membership subscriptions, if you find yourself attending a Weekly meeting more than […]
The Leighton Observatory at Pex Hill
Pex Hill, Cronton, Widnes, Cheshire, United Kingdom
This event has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus situation When and Where? Weekly public meetings are held every Wednesday evening (except at Christmas week), between 19:00 (7 PM) and 21:00 (9 PM) local time (e.g. 7pm BST in summer, 7pm UTC in winter) in the Liverpool Astronomical Society’s Leighton Observatory. Children who wish to visit must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Regular Attendance While we do welcome members of the public, we do ask you to consider that, since everything is paid for from our Membership subscriptions, if you find yourself attending a Weekly meeting more than […]
The Leighton Observatory at Pex Hill
Pex Hill, Cronton, Widnes, Cheshire, United Kingdom
This event has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus situation When and Where? Weekly public meetings are held every Wednesday evening (except at Christmas week), between 19:00 (7 PM) and 21:00 (9 PM) local time (e.g. 7pm BST in summer, 7pm UTC in winter) in the Liverpool Astronomical Society’s Leighton Observatory. Children who wish to visit must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Regular Attendance While we do welcome members of the public, we do ask you to consider that, since everything is paid for from our Membership subscriptions, if you find yourself attending a Weekly meeting more than […]
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 […]
The Leighton Observatory at Pex Hill
Pex Hill, Cronton, Widnes, Cheshire, United Kingdom
This event has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus situation When and Where? Weekly public meetings are held every Wednesday evening (except at Christmas week), between 19:00 (7 PM) and 21:00 (9 PM) local time (e.g. 7pm BST in summer, 7pm UTC in winter) in the Liverpool Astronomical Society’s Leighton Observatory. Children who wish to visit must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Regular Attendance While we do welcome members of the public, we do ask you to consider that, since everything is paid for from our Membership subscriptions, if you find yourself attending a Weekly meeting more than […]
