Young Astronomers’ Club

Hello, and a warm welcome to our Young Astronomers’ Club information page

Our Young Astronomers club runs each late autumn through early spring. See here for upcoming dates.

If you’re under 17 years of age, interested in the wonderful hobby of Astronomy, live in or near the Merseyside area and would like to know where you can go to enjoy astronomy then you’ve hit the right place.

We’re the Liverpool Astronomical Society and we run a monthly Young Astronomers Club at our Pex Hill Observatory. The club meets monthly between October and March where we do many things including observing through telescopes, astro-imaging, have many interesting talks, making a telescope, build a solar system, Lunar Projects and many other things. The club is aimed at 10 to 16 year olds but we don’t turn any youngster away. We have young astronomers from 7 to 17 with a regular turn out each month of around 25, so come along and meet us, we’re a friendly lot;

  • Gabriel Becerra – LAS Junior Representative
  • David Galvin – Director of the Observatory

You can contact us either via Twitter @AstronomersLas or on the form at the bottom of this page.

A Young Astronomer looks at the night sky through a telescope
A Young Astronomer looks at the night sky through a telescope
Members of the LAS Youngsters Club making a Solar System – 2013
Members of the LAS Youngsters Club making a Solar System – 2013

At the Jan 2013 BBC Star Gazing Live, some of our Young Astronomers participated in the Jodrell Bank evenings and met Professor Brian Cox
At the Jan 2013 BBC Star Gazing Live, some of our Young Astronomers participated in the Jodrell Bank evenings and met Professor Brian Cox

Please note:

  • Youngsters must be accompanied by parent or responsible adult.
  • Young Astronomers is free although any donations are greatly appreciated.
  • Drinks and refreshments included
  • Start time is 6:30pm through to 8:30pm (but may run on a little later)
  • As you may be outside, dress appropriately – it may be very cold!

Getting to Pex Hill

For directions go to: About the Leighton Observatory
Pex Hill is located at the edge of the village of Cronton, on the Merseyside / Cheshire border off the A5080 road from the M62/M57 junction towards Widnes. We share the building with the Conservation Volunteers.

Click here for our Stargazing Live 2014 page.

For information about the LAS Child Protection Policy please follow this link

www.liverpoolas.org/liverpool-as-child-protection-policy/

Contact us

You can either e-mail us on junior.rep@liverpoolas.org or fill out the form below:

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