Welcome to the LUAstro blog! Here we'll put all of our announcements; including our latest news, event posts, and more!
Week 8: Bat Walk / Observing Night!
Our event for this week is a joint Bat Walk / Observing Night event with the Climate Action Society,
a day earlier than usual on Tuesday (25/11/25) at 4pm! Join us outside LICA as we follow the Woodland Walk to look for bats, followed by an
Observing Night later on in the Astrolab if the weather stays clear. Make sure to bring boots as the path can get muddy.
If you can't make the Bat Walk, don't worry! Feel free to come later to the Observing Night (it should be going on until roughly 11pm). We hope to see you there!
Week 7: Home Experiments!
Our event for this week was a Home Experiments Workshop on Wednesday (19/11/25) at 7pm! Attendees were given random household equipment, and worked in groups to construct simple experiments to explain the Universe! One group calculated the speed of light to be 500,000,000 metres/second, whereas another group determined the size of an oil molecule to be 5 micrometres across! It was lots of fun - thanks to everybody that came to the event!
Observing Night (16/11/25)
On Sunday (16/11/25) from 7:20pm onwards we ran our second Observing Night of the term! Three of the Exec and another member stayed to take photos of the Pleiades, whereas earlier members enjoyed views of the planets, Blackpool Tower, and the odd meteor! At some point, clicking on this post will link to all the photos taken by members!
Week 6: Board Game Night
Our event for this week is a Board Game Night on Wednesday (12/11/25) at 7pm! We'll have a wide selection of board games to choose from - meet us outside the Physics Building to be let in!
LUAstro Newsletter: November 2025
View our November Newsletter by clicking on this blog post! This month we talk about our plans for November, showcase some of our best photos from our recent events, and have a piece by Ianto Evans (our Observation Officer) on Daylight Savings Time!
Week 5: Bonfire Night Social
Our event for this week is a Bonfire Night Social on Wednesday (5/11/25), where we'll be heading into town to watch a fireworks display! We'll meet at 5:30pm outside the Physics Building before heading to the Underpass to get the 5:40pm bus to town. The Bonfire itself will begin at 6:30pm with the Fireworks commencing at 6:45pm. After the display's ended, we'll head back to campus!
Week 4: Halloween Pumpkin Carving & JWST Processing Workshop
This week we ran two events simultaneously! A Pumpkin Carving event with the Physics Society took place on Wednesday (29/10/25) at 7pm in Faraday Lecture Theatre whilst a JWST Data Processing workshop was run as a free event at 7.15pm in Astrolab. Thank you to everyone who came! I'll make a page about this event when I next get the chance!
Week 3: Film Night
Our event for this week was a Film Night on Wednesday (22/10/25) at 7pm in Faraday Lecture Theatre. Following a Discord poll, members chose to watch 2001: A Space Odyssey, with some posters given out to paid members following the film. Thank you to everyone who came! Click on this link to see our Instagram post about the event.
LUAstro Newsletter: October 2025
View our October Newsletter by clicking on this blog post! In this newsletter, we reflect on our events from last term, introduce our new Exec, showcase some of our members' best photos from last year, and have a piece by Ianto Evans (our Observation Officer) on the recent Radio Jove station that has been set up just off campus.
Week 2: Introduction to Astronomy
Join us this Wednesday (15/10/25) in Furness Lecture Theatre 2 at 7pm for an Introduction to Astronomy talk. We'll be talking about the Society's range of equipment, and what's involved in Astrophotography (as well as how you can get involved). It will be followed by a tour of Astrolab! Click on this link to see our Instagram post about the event.
Week 1: Quiz and talk by Dr. Mat Smith
Join us this Wednesday (08/10/25) in Cavendish Lecture Theatre at 7pm for a fun quiz and a talk by Astrophysics lecturer Dr. Mat Smith. There will be a great range of prizes for the winners, and posters will be given out for those with Official Memberships. Click on this link to see our Instagram post about the event.
Freshers' Fair 25/26
We gave out flyers and free stickers at our Freshers' Fair stall this year; showing freshers our photos and new posters and telling them more about what we do. We hope any new members enjoyed the stickers! Click on this link to see our Freshers' Fair 25/26 Instagram post.
Meet our new Exec!
Hello Astronomers, and welcome back to LUAstro! This year, we have a new Exec consisting of myself, John Ray, as President, Aysha Faquiri as Vice-President, Finlay Daniel-McKeigue as Treasurer, Lina Andonova as Socials & Trips Officer, and Ianto Evans as Observation Officer. With a larger Executive this year, hopefully we'll be able to get a lot more done! Click on this link to see our 25/26 Exec Instagram post.
Welcome to the LUAstro website!
Hello Astronomers, and welcome to www.LUAstro.space! This is the brand-new website for the Society that I've been working on personally over the past couple of months. As it's only a couple of months old or so at this point, everything is currently still a bit experimental. Nevertheless, I think it's good enough for now! Click on this cool and perfectly-coded blog post to learn more about how this website is going to be used, and a couple of fun secret things that I've added.
