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Monthly Meeting: Dr. Graham Beamson, FRSC – “Backyard Spectroscopy”

Members of the public are welcome to attend (for free), but please consider joining our Society if you attend more than two monthly meetings. The March 2025 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2024-2025 session will be held on Friday, March 21st from 19:00 to 21:00. About This Meeting Our guest speaker for March 2025 is Dr. Graham Beamson, FRSC. Graham did his first degree in chemistry at the University of Oxford and stayed on to do a DPhil in ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy. He then worked at the University of Durham in infrared and Raman and in x-ray […] Continue Reading »

Monthly Meeting: Dr. Julian Onions – “Crazy Interstellar Rockets!”

About This Meeting Our guest speaker for April 2025 is Dr. Julian Onions, of the University of Nottingham, and he will be giving us a talk about: Crazy Interstellar Rockets! What sort of rockets or spaceships could we use to go to the distant stars? We will explore some of the crazier designs that have been proposed over the years, most of which have some possibility of working? The future may be nearer than we think! Continue Reading »

Monthly Meeting – Presidential Address & opening of new session

By request from L.A.S President, Mr Colin Murray, there will be a short talk for this meeting folowed by a buffet. Our guest speaker this evening is Mr. Gerard Gilligan – Charles Jefferies (1838 – 1902) Postman and Astronomer The first Monthly Meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2024 – 2025 (141st) session will be held on Friday, September 20th from 19:00 to 21:00. Those of you wishing to become members may do so at this meeting (see below for more information.) Members of the public are welcome to attend (for free), but please consider joining our Society if […] Continue Reading »

Monthly Meeting: Presidential Address & Opening of New Session 2025-2026: Mr. Colin Murray – Title TBC

The first Monthly Meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2025 – 2026 (142nd) session will be held on Friday, September 26th from 19:00 to 21:00. There will be a short talk for this meeting followed by a free buffet. Title TBC Those of you wishing to become members may do so at this meeting (see below for more information.) Members of the public are welcome to attend (for free), but please consider joining our Society if you attend more than two monthly meetings. Subscription Info More information about membership can be found here. The LAS e-newsletter is now included […] Continue Reading »

Sefton Park Palm House with Liverpool Astronomical Society Spring 2024

Liverpool Astronomical Society with Sefton Park Palm HouseInvite you to a Star Party atThe Palm HouseSefton ParkLiverpoolL17 1AL Come and be inspired by the wonders of the night sky If the weather is clear, there will be views of Jupiter andthe winter constellations, galaxies and deep sky objects. There will be two astronomical talks:“Constellations & Myths” by Steve Southern“The Night Sky This Spring” by David Galvin FRAS Telescopes outside to look through (weather permitting) Experienced amateur astronomers on hand to give advice and guidance Continue Reading »

Croxteth Hall & Country Park with Liverpool Astronomical Society

Liverpool Astronomical Society with Croxteth Hall & Country ParkInvite you to a Star PartyatCroxteth Hall & Country Park Everybody please use the SERVICE ENTRANCE on Flint Drive, off Croxteth Hall Lane or you will have a potentially long walk around the park! 🙂 Come and be inspired by the wonders of the night skyIf the weather is clear, there will be views of our Moon and the craters on it, the planet Jupiter and its own moons, and the winter constellationsGalaxies and deep sky objectsThere will be talks about astronomyTelescopes outside to look through (weather permitting)Experienced amateur astronomers on hand […] Continue Reading »

Sefton Park Palm House with Liverpool Astronomical Society

Liverpool Astronomical Society with Sefton Park Palm HouseInvite you to a Star PartyatThe Palm HouseSefton ParkLiverpoolL17 1AL Come and be inspired by the wonders of the night skyIf the weather is clear, there will be views of Jupiter and the winter constellationsGalaxies and deep sky objectsThere will be talks about astronomyTelescopes outside to look through (weather permitting)Experienced amateur astronomers on hand to give advice and guidance All free Continue Reading »

Monthly Meeting: Dr. Carlo Meloro – “Patterns in Animals’ Evolution and Their Link with The Cosmos”

The January 2025 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2024-2025 session will be held on Friday, January 17th from 19:00 to 21:00. Members of the public are welcome to attend (for free), but please consider joining our Society if you attend more than two monthly meetings. Donations are always welcome but are not required. About This Meeting 19:00 – 19:20 – Meeting opens with Society business19:20 – 20:00 – Lecture20:00 – 20:20 – Tea break in the communal area followed by raffle in the meeting room.20:20 – 21:00 – Lecture continued followed by Q&A and the Vote of […] Continue Reading »

Monthly Meeting: Steve Warbis: “Messier’s Objects and How they Map the Milky Way”

The January 2024 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2023-2024 session will be held on Friday, January 19th from 19:00 to 21:00. Members of the public are welcome to attend (for free), but please consider joining our Society if you attend more than two monthly meetings. Our guest speaker this month is Mr. Steve Warbis of Macclesfield Astronomical Society. In addition to speaking for them and other organisations, Steve is an active member of Macclesfield AS as their Field Trip Co-ordinator and former Chairman, as well as a keen urban astrophotographer The title of the lecture is: Messier’s […] Continue Reading »