Sic Itur Ad Astra – Thus The Way To The Stars : 144 years of astronomy
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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 »
This event was rescheduled from 15th May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic The May 2022 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2019 – 2022 (138th) session is our Annual General Meeting and will be held on Friday, May 20th from 19:00 to 21:00. Please note that this event is not open to the general public without prior arrangement with the LAS Secretary. Those of you wishing to join the Society are welcome to come along and officially become members, however please note that you will not be allowed to vote at this meeting. Ordinarily, the AGM would […]Continue Reading »
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. Our 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: “Legacy of the Hubble Space Telescope” A 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. Subscriptions for the current session 2018-2019 are now overdue and should […]Continue Reading »
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. Our guest speaker this month is Dr. Allan Chapman FRAS, whose lecture is entitled: “Islands in the Sky; Edwin Hubble, the Galaxies, and the ‘Star’ of Mt. Wilson” Dr. 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 […]Continue Reading »
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. Please note that this is the 4th Friday of the month, not the 3rd Friday. Our guest speaker this month is Dr. Rob Lyon of the Universities of Liverpool and Manchester, whose lecture is entitled: “The Square Kilometre Array: Astronomy at Scale” Dr. 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 Subscriptions for the current session […]Continue Reading »
The first Monthly Meeting of the 2017 – 2018 (136th) session will be held on Friday, September 15th from 19:00 to 21:30. This meeting is our Presidential Address, and as such our speaker is LAS President Mr. Steve Southern, whose lecture is entitled: “My top 10 astronomical objects to Observe” There will also be a Welcome Buffet. If your 2016-2017 subscriptions have not yet been paid, your membership has lapsed. Please contact the Treasurer if you wish to become a member or update your subscription. Adult Annual Subscription is £15.00 Junior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs) is £5.00 The LAS e-newsletter is […]Continue Reading »
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. Please note that this is the 4th Friday of the month, not the 3rd Friday. This 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 […]Continue Reading »
