What's coming up
Thursday night meetings are held in Scout Hall, Theydon Bois, starting at 8pm. Entrance fees: £3 for internal speaker, £4 for external speaker (*).
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15/05/2025 LAS Members - A miscellany of short talks
Short talks on Member's imaging, projects, astronomical problems and solutions.
22/05/2025 Kevin Johnson
Survey of Astronomical History: why our Heritage Matters
29/05/2025* Tony Sizer
A Chemist's View of Life
05/06/2025*
Dr Aayush Saxena
How JWST broke the Universe, and fixed it again, over the last 3 years of operations
12/06/2025 Malcolm Zack and Jonathan Daniels
Summer Skies - A view of what can be seen in the night sky with binoculars and telescopes.
13/06/2025
AstroKyds Junior Section
AstroKyds is the Junior section of the LAS. 6:30pm at St Mary's Church Hall
19/06/2025 LAS Members leading Solar Observing
Celebrate the Summer Solstice - safe viewing of the sun in white light and Hydrogen alpha. Titbits & Miscellany evening if cloudy.
26/06/2025 LAS Members leading Solar Observing
Another chance for safe viewing of the sun in white light and Hydrogen alpha. Titbits & Miscellany evening if cloudy.
03/07/2025*
Sheridan Williams
Mechanics of Solar Eclipse - where to see them in 2026 and 2027
10/07/2025 LAS Members and invited guests
BBQ at Cricket Club
11/07/2025
AstroKyds Junior Section
AstroKyds is the Junior section of the LAS. 6:30pm at St Mary's Church Hall
13/07/2025 LAS attending Theydon Bois Donkey Derby,
Join us for solar observing, demonstrations and much more at the Theydon Bois Donkey Derby, Theydon Bois Village Green
17/07/2025*
Lucy Clews
Black Hole Jets
19/07/2025 LAS attending Theydon Bois Horticultural Society Show
Join us for solar observing, demonstrations and much more at the Theydon Bois Village Hall CM16 7ER
24/07/2025*
Jerry Stone
Island Zero - a Practical Gateway to Large-Scale Space Habitats
31/07/2015*
Michael Culley
The Eye at Night
02/08/2025 LAS attending Toot Hill Country Show
Join us for solar observing, demonstrations and much more at the Toot Hill Country Show CM5 9PW
07/08/2025*
Michael Poxon
Star Names and their Cultural Meanings
14/08/2025 LAS Members
Meteors and comets. Perseid watch later if clear.
28/08/2025*
Professor Peter Read
The Curious Tale of Jupiter's Great Red Spot(s)?
12/09/2025
AstroKyds Junior Section
AstroKyds is the Junior section of the LAS. 6:30pm at St Mary's Church Hall
18/09/2025 LAS Members leading public observing
Join LAS looking at the night sky through telescopes and binoculars. Scope doctor: bring your own scope to get the best out of it. Alternative programme if cloudy.
09/10/2025 Malcolm Zack and Jonathan Daniels
Autumn Skies
10/10/2025
AstroKyds Junior Section
AstroKyds is the Junior section of the LAS. 6:30pm at St Mary's Church Hall
16/10/2025*
Mike Frost
The Accidental Death of an Anarchist