Sic Itur Ad Astra – Thus The Way To The Stars : 143 years of astronomy
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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 […]Continue Reading »
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 […]Continue Reading »
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 […]Continue Reading »
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. Our guest speaker this month is Mr. Peter Williamson FRAS, whose lecture is entitled: “Remote Telescopes for Education & Public Access” Mr. 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. Subscriptions for the current session 2018-2019 are now overdue and should have been paid by October 1st. Please contact the Treasurer if you wish […]Continue Reading »
