The Liverpool Astronomical Society

Hi Luke, we have not set the dates for the Star Parties as yet but we have some Sidewalk events in the new year here is a link to show you where and whenhttp://www.angelfire.com/pokemon2/pirsig/sidewalk.html
cheers
Brendan

Hi Vincent, which scope did you buy in the end. the Cheshire collimator should suffice but again bring the scope with you up to Pex and someone will show you how to do it we have a cheshire and can do it for you.
cheers
Brendan

Hi Michael, for imaging you will need to spend a lot of money    you can get some half decent images from a Driven telescope.
For deep space observing you need large aperture, bigger the mirror the more photons you can grab personally i would always go for a Dobsonian but these are not so good for imaging. call up to Pex Hill and we can show you various setups.
Brendan

Hi Michael, Stockport Binocular have a good chioce for under £200, here is a links http://www.telescopesandbinoculars.co.uk/acatalog/NewtonianReflectors.html the £155 would probably suit you best.
Brendan

Hi John,  the next society meeting is this coming Friday 21/11/08 7-0-clock in the Gibberd room in the Catholic cathedral (entrance via underground car park) you dont have to be invited to come along. Alternativley you can come up to Pex Hill where our observatory is any Wednesday from 7-0-clock as we are open to the public on Wednesdays.
Brendan

Hi Vincent, one of our members has the 10" version of this scope and it is  a very good scope. The only way you will get better at that price is secondhand. Lets hope you get clear skies so you can use it  .
Brendan

hi vincent read your ad mate what size binoculars are you looking for can you send me a text on my mobile thanks my number is 07724285929

Hi Joann, I don't actually know of any clubs for young astronomers but we do encourage young people to join our society, we have a small junior membership which we are activeley trying to increase. The age at which you can become a member has just been lowered to 10. We are looking into having an evening at Pex Hill just for junior members in the near future if we get enough members. Membership is £5 annually. I would recommend that you pop into Pex Hill one Wednesday evening where we could show yourself and your daughter around and have a chat, we are open to the public every Wednesday from 7-0-clock in the evening or come to one of our sidewalk events, there is one on Friday at Stadt Moers park in Huyton. Even if your daughter is younger than 10 you are still more than welcome to bring her along to Pex Hill.
Brendan

Hi Mark, I always recommend people call up to our observatory at Pex Hill and have a chat before buying a telescope. This way we can talk and see where your interests lie and we can show you different types of scope and find what suits you best. We are open every Wednesday to the public from 7-0-clock in the evening.
Brendan

Hi there, my first telescope was the Seben 6", I found it to be a fairly good telescope although collimation was critical with it being catadioptric. It was a good telescope for the Moon and planets but not brilliant on deep sky objects due to its long focul length. The mount is not brilliant it could be sturdier, but for the money they are a good starter scope.
cheers
Brendan

Halewood on Friday 14th November 7.30pm-9.00pm
here is a link to show you how to get there
http://www.angelfire.com/pokemon2/pirsig/sidewalk.html
Members of the Liverpool Astronomical Society will
display several telescopes for viewing the Moon,
Jupiter and other objects in the night sky, if clear.
There will also be illustrated talk’s on astronomy.
These events are free, and are open to all members of the public

Stadt Moers park on Friday 7th November 2008 7.30pm- 9.00pm
here is a link to show you how to get there
http://www.angelfire.com/pokemon2/pirsig/sidewalk.html
Members of the Liverpool Astronomical Society will
display several telescopes for viewing the Moon,
Jupiter and other objects in the night sky, if clear.
There will also be illustrated talk’s on astronomy.
These events are free, and are open to all members of the public

WIGG ISLAND COMMUNITY PARK
(OFF ASTMORE ROAD) - RUNCORN - CHESHIRE

ASTRONOMY EVENING

FRI 17 OCTOBER 2008 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Members of the Liverpool Astronomical Society, (founded in 1881), will display several telescopes for viewing the Moon, Jupiter and other objects in the night sky, if clear. There will also be an illustrated talk on astronomy.

This event is free, and is open to all members of the public.

For more information contact:-

Halton Rangers - 0151 907 8300

Liverpool Astronomical Society

Geoff Regan, Observatory Director - 0151 292 7165

Dave Owen, LAS Sidewalk Astronomers - 07778 454524

Below is a link with maps of how to gwt there.

http://www.angelfire.com/pokemon2/pirsig/wg081017.html

Hi Michael, making your own mirror can be tricky and time consuming but as you say its a lot cheaper than buying one. There are a few members who make there own mirrors in fact they are making three 20" mirrors at the moment. I would suggest you come up to Pex Hill one wednesday evening and chat to Dave Owen and Geoff Regan as they will be able to give you the best advice. good luck
Brendan

Hi Phil, welcome to our site and welcome to astronomy, ask as many questions as you like thats what we are here for. A good observing site on the Wirral is the country park at Thurstaston, we do an event there most years so keep your Eye out for when the next one is and join us there.
dark skies
Brendan