LaMAS meets at 7:30pm on the first Wednesday of each month, with the exception of our summer break in July and August. The forthcoming talks at the society are:
2nd September
2009 7:
30pm "Exotic
Astronomy”
- the beginners’ guide to Black Holes and the Big Bang
by Dr Keith Robinson (LaMAS)
7th October
2009 7: 30pm
"Welcome to the Universe" – a free open meeting in support of
the International Year of Astronomy 2009
4th November
2009 7:
30pm “Water
and Ice on Mars” – an up to date summary of research on the red
planet
by Professor Lionel Wilson (Lancaster University)
2nd
December 2009 7:30pm “Observing
Evening” – come and have a look at the night sky through a
telescope
(If
cloudy, an alternative programme will be arranged)
6th
January 2010 7:
30pm Chairman’s
address
By Mike Armstrong (LaMAS)
3rd
February 2010 7:
30pm "Songs
of the Stars” – a multimedia lecture about the sounds that stars
make
By Professor Don Kurtz (University of Central Lancashire)
3rd
March 2010 7:
30pm
"...and here is the space weather" - the impact of the Sun on modern
day life
by Dr Jim Wild (Lancaster University)
7th
April 2010 7:30pm “Total
Solar Eclipses” – an account of various eclipse expeditions
By
Dr Eric Jones (Liverpool Astronomical Society)
5th
May 2010 7:30pm “Meteorites
and the early solar system” – how meteorites reveal details of the
solar system’s past.
By
Dr Jamie Gilmour (Manchester University)
2nd
June 2010 7:30pm “Beginners
night” – educational talks by LaMAS
members – if you have a planisphere please
bring it along!