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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17/04/2025*
Colin Stuart
A Universe of Infinities.
24/04/2025 Malcolm Zack and Jonathan Daniels
Spring Skies - A view of what can be seen in the night sky with binoculars and telescopes.
01/05/2025*
Dr Joanna Barstow Eberhardt
How to be an Exoplanet Detective.
08/05/2025*
Peter Goodhew
"Revealing The Unseen Cosmos" - How amateurs are contributing to astronomical research and discovery.
09/05/2025
AstroKyds Junior Section
AstroKyds is the Junior section of the LAS. 6:30pm at St Mary's Church Hall.
15/05/2025 LAS Members - A miscellany of short talks
Short talks by Member's on 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. 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 a 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.
17/07/2025*
Lucy Clews
Black Hole Jets.
24/07/2025* Jerry Stone FBIS FRAS
Island Zero - a Practical Gateway to Large-Scale Space Habitats.
31/07/2025*
Michael Culley
The Eye at Night.
14/08/2025 LAS Members
Meteors and comets. Perseid watch later if clear.
28/08/2025*
Professor Peter Reid
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.