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LIVERPOOL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

Registered as a Charitable Educational Trust - No 519955.

(SIC*ITUR*AD*ASTRA)
Thus The Way To The Stars

120 Years of Astronomy on Merseyside.



Affiliated to the
British Astronomical Association


Member of the
Federation of Astronomical Societies.


Founder member of the
North West Group of
Astronomical Societies


Twinned with
The Vlasim Astronomical Society
(Czech Republic).

A Very Warm Welcome to the Liverpool Astronomical Society WWW Home Page



The Society's aims are the same as when it was formed in 1881-
i.e. " To promote the science of Astronomy primarily in Liverpool and the neigbourhood thereof"





Weekly Meetings at LAS Pex Hill Observatory, every Weds 7-9pm,Next LAS Monthly Meeting On Friday March 19th 2004 at 7pm Crypt Restaurant Room, RC Cathedral.


In The News

  • New Images from JPL/NASA Lander-Rovers
    Spirit & Opportunity

    Two Working Mars Rovers Now In Action.

    Next Society Monthly Meeting -
    Friday March 19th 2004 at 7pm
    Crypt Restaurant Room,RC Cathedral, Mount Pleasant Liverpool.
    (Use Car Park Entrance Only Please)
    Ken Clark Tel: 0151 638-3270


    LAS Sidewalk Astronomers Events January 30th Report and February 27th.

    Wirral Star Party - February 28th 2004 from 7:30pm.

    Total Lunar Eclipse - May 4th 2004.

    A Transit of Venus June 8th 2004

    RECENT EVENTS


  • Parliamentary Science & Technology Select Committee Report
    "Light Pollution and Astronomy".

  • Goverment Responce to ReportDecember 18th 2003.
    Debate 12th February Westminister Hall.

    Shuttle Flight: STS-114 Atlantis
    Next Launch September 12th 2004
    International Space Station & Space Shuttle - Visible Passes
    over Liverpool.


  • UK AURORA-ALERT NEWS! from York University.
    The Latest Space Weather: Aurora NEWS! from NASA.

    AURORA ALERT : Keep Watching!





    SOCIETY WEB SITE INFORMATION PAGES


    WE ARE ON THE WEB


    Whats new on this Home Page

    (Last up-date April 26th 2002.)

    Information on the Society

    LAS Membership Form.
    LAS Secretary: Ken Clark
    Council Members for Session 2003-2004

    Society Meetings and Events
    for 2003 - 2004

    Next Monthly Meeting:
    7pm Friday February 20th 2004.

    How to find the
    Liverpool A.S.


    City Observatory
    - N.M.G.M. Liverpool Museum

    Closed in 1999.

    Pex Hill Observatory
    - Cronton, knowsley.

    Weekly Meetings
    Wednesday's 7pm - 9pm.

    The History of Liverpool A.S. Index Page.


    Liverpool Night Sky Almanac


    Index to News & Sky Pages
    End May 2002.


    Observations by L.A.S. Members &
    members web sites.


    BAA Campaign for Dark Skies


    Society Publications

    Sky Diary/Astro Events 2004
    booklets ON SALE NOW !

    Other Astronomy WWW sites


    Astronomy and Space News


    Liverpool Young Astronomers Page

    Date & Venue for Next Meeting
    To Be Confirmed.


    The LAS Sidewalk Astronomers.

    Next Event:
    Fri 30th January 2004

    The Visit to Vlasim,
    - Czech Republic
    August 22nd - 28th 2001.

    Liverpool A.S. Group

    Trip to
    National Space Centre - Leicester
    20th April 2002
    Report &
    Images Here from Chris Banks
    Images Here from Steve Southern.

    The 2003 Star Party
    The 2002 Star Party
    The 2000 Star Party.
    The next event
    28th Feb 2004

    Liverpool A.S.
    Newscircular Index.

    Editor - Gerard Gilligan.

    TROK 30inch/16inch Dobsonian
    Telescope Project.



    We would like to thank the Computer Services Department of Liverpool University in helping to set up this Home page.

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    These pages are maintained by Gerard Gilligan and can be contacted at
    Email: ggastro@liverpool.ac.uk.
    Tel No Day 0151-794 5356 (24hrs)

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