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  • Weekly Public Meeting at the Leighton Observatory, Pex Hill

    The Leighton Observatory at Pex Hill Pex Hill, Cronton, Widnes, Cheshire, United Kingdom

    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 3 times, or a Monthly meeting more than twice, you […]

    Free

  • Weekly Public Meeting at the Leighton Observatory, Pex Hill

    The Leighton Observatory at Pex Hill Pex Hill, Cronton, Widnes, Cheshire, United Kingdom

    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 3 times, or a Monthly meeting more than twice, you […]

    Free

  • Monthly Meeting (Jeremiah Horrocks Memorial Lecture): Professor Andy Newsam – “Art & Astronomy: Universal Appeal”

    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 […]

  • Weekly Public Meeting at the Leighton Observatory, Pex Hill

    The Leighton Observatory at Pex Hill Pex Hill, Cronton, Widnes, Cheshire, United Kingdom

    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 3 times, or a Monthly meeting more than twice, you […]

    Free

  • Sidewalk Event, Hightown: Friday, 28th February 2020

    The Alt Centre (Hightown) Lower Alt Road, Hightown, United Kingdom

    Members of the Liverpool Astronomical Society, (founded in 1881), will display several telescopes for viewing the night sky if clear. There will also be an illustrated talk on astronomy. This event is free, and is open to all members of the public. For more information contact:- Mr. David Galvin, Observatory Director via contact form here

    Free

  • Weekly Public Meeting at the Leighton Observatory, Pex Hill

    The Leighton Observatory at Pex Hill Pex Hill, Cronton, Widnes, Cheshire, United Kingdom

    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 3 times, or a Monthly meeting more than twice, you […]

    Free

  • Young Astronomers’ Club

    The Leighton Observatory at Pex Hill Pex Hill, Cronton, Widnes, Cheshire, United Kingdom
    £1.50

  • Weekly Public Meeting at the Leighton Observatory, Pex Hill

    The Leighton Observatory at Pex Hill Pex Hill, Cronton, Widnes, Cheshire, United Kingdom

    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 3 times, or a Monthly meeting more than twice, you […]

    Free

  • CANCELLED – Weekly Public Meeting at the Leighton Observatory, Pex Hill – CANCELLED

    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 […]

    Free

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

    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 […]