Autumn 2026 Meeting
Friday 18th Sep 2026 - Saturday 19th Sep 2026 Friday Night 19.00 to 21.00 and Saturday 09.30 to 17.00
Due to circumstances beyond our control we have had to move the Saturday venue to the Holiday Inn in Lime Street L1 1NQ
This years Autumn meeting will be held in Liverpool on Friday 18th September 2026 at the Quakers meeting House and on Saturday 19th September at the Holiday Inn in Lime Street.
Talks:
Friday night we have Andy Newsam giving us a talk on how Astronomy has a Universal Appeal from all aspects of life from art , dance, gardening and music. Everything is connected. Meeting Begins at 19.00 and finishes at 21.00
Saturday will see a range of talks from the History of Astronomy to the cutting edge of what we can hope to see in the future. This event starts at 09.30 and ends around 17.00.
Speakers are:
Mike Frost:”Erwin Finlay Freundlich: Einstein’s Collaborator”.
Aleksandra Bochenek “Gamma ray bursts”
Martin Crow: “A story of Exoplanets and a role for the Amateur Astronomer.”
Dr Paul Abel: “Observations of Venus in 2026″.
Jim Latham: Will give us the skynotes for the coming months”.
This year marks the 145th Anniversary of the Liverpool Astronomical Society and we will be helping them celebrate with this BAA event with a Friday night talk and a full day on Saturday.
Venues:
Friday: Quaker Meeting House Liverpool, 22 School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BT
Saturday: Holiday Inn, Liverpool city centre Lime Street L1 1NQ
This meeting is being supported by the Liverpool Astronomical Society.
Tickets:
Tickets are £15 for BAA Members, SPA members and members of Liverpool AS (discount codes available online for BAA members and circulated to others), and £20 for non-members.
The discount code for BAA members is shown here if you are logged in or you can access the BAA Discount Codes document.
Venue
Holiday Inn Liverpool City Centre, Lime Street, L1 1NQ