Inpromptu observing sessions

Following each meeting an inpromptu observing session is usually held - provided the weather is suitable.  Details are given out at the meeting if it is to go ahead.

2016 Programme Revisions

The programme of lectures for 2016 has been amended.  The main changes are the addition of talks on these topics:

• The Apollo guidance computer      (Mr. Sid Jones);
• The Appley Bridge Meteorite        (Mr. Russell Parry);
• A Historical Topic                        (Dr. Allan Chapman).

 

Free public lecture: "Explosions, Dust & Robots..."

Professor Mike Bode will be giving a lecture titled, "Explosions, Dust & Robots: A retrospective view from the life and times of a ‘transient astronomer’ " to mark his retirement from Liverpool John Moores University after 24 years as Director of the Astrophysics Research Institute.  The lecture will take place on Wednesday, 20^th January 2016, in the Large Lecture Theatre of the Redmonds Building.

You can register for it via the following link:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/explosions-dust-and-robots-tickets-19681624268

2016 Programme

The programme of meetings for 2016 is now available here.

Free Lecture: Liverpool John Moores University

There will be a free astronomy lecture at the Astrophysics Research Institute of Liverpool John Moores University on Tuesday, 10-Nov-15 at 6pm.  The lecture, titled First Light, will be given by Professor James Dunlop (University of Edinburgh).

 

Synopsis

 

After the Big Bang the Universe expanded and cooled, and for a while there was only darkness.  But then gravity caused the most dense regions of the universe to collapse and form the first stars and galaxies.

In this talk I will describe how recent advances in observational astronomy, especially the refurbishment of the Hubble Space Telescope, have enabled us to look back in time to within 500 million years of the Big Bang, and directly observe the emergence of the first galaxies.

I will also explain how the next generation of facilities, including the long-awaited James Webb Space Telescope, can be expected to shed new light on how today's highly-structured and beautiful Universe emerged from the initial chaos of creation.

 

Registration

 

You can registration and find directions via this link: Tickets.