Sic Itur Ad Astra – Thus The Way To The Stars : 144 years of astronomy
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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 »
The December 2018 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2018 – 2019 (137th) session will be held on Friday, December 7th from 19:00 to 21:00. Please note that this is the 1st Friday of the month, not the 3rd Friday. This month will see a series of presentations from our own members, with a break for Free tea/coffee and Christmas light refreshments. The proposed agenda is below – the order of the talks may change on the night. We will begin with Society Business, Apologies, Minutes, Announcements, etc. After this will be the following talks : Speaker Subject […]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 »
Liverpool A S monthly meeting Mr Howard Parkin Astronomy and space travel on the Isle of Man 22 School Lane Liverpool City Centre L1 3BTContinue Reading »
The November 2015 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for session 2015-16, will take place on Friday, November 20th 2015 from 7pm. Our speakers this month are Mr. Brendan Martin & Mr. Geoff Regan, whose lecture about the making of a 30″ F3 telescope is entitled: “Make mine a half” Adult Annual Subscription is £15.00 Junior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs) is £5.00 The LAS e-newsletter is now included in your normal subscription cost Free tea/coffee with light refreshments break will form part of the evening at about 8pm. Please note – Doors will only open after 6pm and not before. I do hope […]Continue Reading »
The October 2015 (William Lassell Lecture) monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for session 2015-16, will take place on Friday, October 16th 2015 from 7pm. Please note that this is the 4th Friday of the month. Our Guest speaker this month is Mr Jerry Stone FBIS, Astronomy and spaceflight presenter, spaceflight UK, who will speak on the subject of “Is Pluto a planet” Subscriptions for 2015-16 Please note that the LAS e-newsletter is now included in your normal subscription cost Adult Annual Subscription is £15.00 Junior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs) is £5.00 Please note – Doors will only open after […]Continue Reading »
The first Monthly Meeting of the 2016 – 2017 (135th) session will be held on Friday, September 16th 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: “What has Astronomy ever done for you?” There will also be a Welcome Buffet. Those attending by car should note that building work is being done on Wolstenholme Square – the site where the nightclubs Cream (Nation) and The Kazimier once stood. This means the nearby Q-Park entrance on Gradwell Street must be accessed via Hanover Street. […]Continue Reading »
The September 2015 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for session 2015-16, will take place on Friday, September 18th 2015 from 7pm. Presidential address; Mr Rob Johnson LAS president 2015-16 “Our Amazing Universe” Followed by “Welcome” buffet Open to members only Adult Annual Subscription is £15.00 Junior Members Subscription (10 to 17yrs) is £5.00 The LAS e-newsletter is now included in your normal subscription cost Please note – Doors will only open after 6pm. Hanover Street disruption Hanover Street is once again having work done to it and is inaccessible, however Gerard Gilligan has informed us that you can still […]Continue Reading »
