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DIARY

2024/2025

Wednesday 4th December 2024

Observing Evening

Come and observe the night sky with

telescopes/binoculars etc.

(If cloudy, an alternative programme will be arranged)

Wednesday 6th November 2024

The dawn of multi-messenger Astrophysics

Dr Samantha Oates Lancaster University

Wednesday 2nd October 2024

Early Galaxies through the IRAM 30m telescope

Dr David Glass UCLAN

Wednesday 4th September 2024

An A to Z of Astronomy

Peter Wade LaMAS

 

2024/2025

Wednesday 5th June 2024

Observations of Exo Planets / Sun and Sunspots

Simon Ebo and Charlotte Proverbs UCLAN

Wednesday 1st May 2024

Walking on the Moon in my Garden

Charles Sloane LaMAS

Wednesday 3rd April 2024

Astro Q & A

a meeting for your astronomical questions

(images, equipment, observations, etc)

Wednesday 6th March 2024

Jupiter and the Trojan Wars

Prof Colin Steele Manchester University

Wednesday 7th February 2024

Dr Arthur Beer - Vistas in Astronomy

(historical talk)

Graham McLoughlin PaDAS

Wednesday January 3rd 2024

Observing Evening

Come and observe the night sky with Telescopes/Binoculars etc.

 (If cloudy, an alternative programme will be arranged)

Thursday December 14th 2023

Inter-Society Christmas Dinner

After dinner talk by Prof Derek Ward Thompson UCLAN

Wednesday December 6th 2023

Modern Cosmology of the early Universe

(Postponed from last April)

Prof Kostas Dimopoulos Lancastre University

Wednesday November 1st 2023

TBA

Mike Armstrong LaMAS

Wednesday October 4th 2023

Lunar Volcanic History in the light of Chang'e 5

Prof Lionel Wilson Lancaster University

Wednesday September 6th 2023

From Code to Cosmos:

A Personal Account of Observatory Automation with Raspberry Pi, Arduino and Python

Talk about how he has enabled remote control

of his observatory and automation of observations

Pete Franklin BaDAS

2023/2024

Wednesday June 7th 2023

Astro Chat

a meeting for your astronomical contributions/questions

(images, equipment, recommendations, observations, etc.)

Wednesday May 3rd 2023

How Big is Space - suitable for beginners

John Hooper PADAS

Wednesday April 5th 2023

Moden Cosmology of the Early Universe

Dr Kostas Dimopoulos, Lancaster University

Wednesday March 1st 2023

The Sun

Dr Charlotte Waterfall, UCLAN

Wednesday February 1st 2023

The Next Generation Telescopes to Detect Dark Energy

Jamie Dumayne, Lancaster University

Wednesday January 4th 2023

Starlight - suitable for beginners

Dr Keith Robinson, LaMAS

Wednesday December 7th 2022

Observing Evening

Come and observe the night sky with Telescopes/Binoculars etc.

 (If cloudy, an alternative programme will be arranged)

Wednesday November 2nd 2022

The Goodwill Moon Rock - a personal account

Dermot Gethings, PADAS

Wednesday October 5th 2022

Astronomical Landscape Photography

Stephen Cheatley, BADAS

Wednesday September 7th 2022

Atmospheric Phenomena

Mike Armstrong, LAMAS

LAMAS Sun Gazing in the Park

Sunday 21st August 2022 from 10:00

The Sundial (near the Williamson Memorial), Williamson Park, Lancaster

Come and see our local star like never before!

2021/2022

LaMAS return to meetings

Wednesday June 1st 2022

The JUICE Mission to Jupiter and its Moons

Dr. Chris Arridge, Lancaster University

Wednesday May 4nd 2022

Planetary Aurorae

Dr. Licia Ray, Lancaster University

Wednesday April 6th 2022

The Milky Way Galaxy

Dr. Andreea Font,

Liverpool John Moores University

Wednesday March 2nd 2022

Hunting for the Ghosts of Galaxies

Dr. Mark Norris, UCLAN

Wednesday February 2nd 2022

How to take the Temperature of a Star

(From your own Garden)

Dr. Keith Robinson, LAMAS

Wednesday January 5th 2022

The Stoneyhurst Solar Eclipse Expedition

Graham McLoughlin, PADAS

Thursday December 16th 2021

********Inter Society Xmas Dinner********

After dinner talk by Dr. Allan Chapman, Oxford University

"Tycho Brahe, the famous  Danish astronomer, "

Wednesday December 1st 2021

Observing Evening

Come and observe the night sky with Telescopes/Binoculars etc.

 (If cloudy, an alternative programme will be arranged)

Wednesday November 3rd 2021

The Apollo Program - things that went wrong

Wayne Lloyd, LAMAS

Wednesday October 6th 2021

The Binocular Sky

Peter Wade, LAMAS

Wednesday September1st 2021

The Event Horizon Telescope

Prof. Derek  Ward-Thompson, UCLAN

LaMAS venue

Meetings Venue

Church of the Ascension

Lancaster Road
Torrisholme
Morecambe

LA4 6RH

Each meeting starts at 7:30pm on the first Wednesday of the month from September through to June.

 

There is no meeting in July or August

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