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Reach for the Stars at
Eureka!
EVER wondered what it's like to live
and work in outer space?
Blast off to Halifax this February
˝ term to join
the crew of:- 'Space Station Eureka!' as the family attraction gets ready for a week
of space exploration as part of their:- 'Reach for the Stars' event running from 14
February to 22 February 2015.
To make the event even more of a blast, visitors arriving after 2pm on weekdays,
Monday, 16 February to Friday, 20 February 2015, will receive 15% off the price
of admission, with opening hours extended 'til 6pm!
The Eureka! crew will be investigating the
planets and inviting children to have a go at a bit of rocket science with fun
demonstrations.
Older children can find out more about our nearest planetary
neighbour, learning all about missions to the red planet as part of regular:-
'Mission to Mars' sessions. Come aboard:- 'Space Station Eureka!'
to dress up as an
astronaut and find out what life is like for real astronauts on board the
International Space Station (ISS).
Plus, visitors from Monday, 16 February to Friday, 20 February 2015, can get a
taste of how NASA astronauts prepare for 0 Gravity on the fully working Gyroscope.
What
better way to launch your ˝ term holiday?
Reach for the Stars! activities are free with standard admission or your Eureka!
annual pass.
Stargazers to search the
heavens above at Wirral Star Party
THE Liverpool Astronomical Society
together with the Wirral Ranger Services, will be hosting The 2015 Wirral Star
Party, on Saturday, 28 March 2015. The event will start at 7:00pm, at the Wirral
Country Park, Thurstaston Visitor Centre Station Road, Thurstaston, Wirral, CH61
0HN. Event is Free, with Free Car Parking. Directions to Venue can be found
online. Also more information can be gained
by calling:- 0151 648 4371 or 0151 220 8718. Also for more information about the
Liverpool Astronomical Society, who are celebrating 130 Years of Astronomy on
Merseyside, go to:-
LiverpoolAS.Org.
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The Partial
Solar Eclipse from Liverpool, in March
By Gerard Gilligan,
Liverpool Astronomical Society
ON Friday, 20 March 2015, a
Partial Solar Eclipse will take place. Sadly this eclipse is total
over the sea, around the Faroe Islands and the islands themselves,
and can also be seen from the island of Spitsbergen off the cost of
Norway. Here it could be -15 °c, and that's without any wind chill.
However from Liverpool it should be warmer and the eclipse is a very
deep partial, with 90% of the Sun being obscured by the Moon!
The eclipse will be observable from United Kingdom. From Liverpool,
the eclipse will proceed as follows:-
► 06:15 GMT Sun Rises
► 08:26 GMT - 1st Contact (Eclipse begins)
(U1)
► 08:30 GMT – 2%
► 08:40 GMT – 13%
► 08:50 GMT – 28%
► 09:00 GMT – 45%
► 09:10 GMT – 64% 09:20 GMT – 82%
► 09:30 GMT – 90%
► 09:31.14 GMT - Maximum Eclipse (90%
eclipse), altitude is 26̊.
► 09:40 GMT – 80%
► 09:50 GMT – 63%
► 10:00 GMT – 45% 10:10 GMT – 29%
► 10:20 GMT – 15%
► 10:30 GMT – 4%
► 10:40.18 GMT - Last Contact (Eclipse
Ends) (U4).
Diagram from Liverpool A.S. 2015
Astro Events Booklet, © 2014 Tony Williams.
A Warning
– As always care should be taken when observing the sun even during
this eclipse, and you should not attempt to observe the eclipse
without using the correct solar filters or a specially constructed
solar telescope, e.g. The Personal Solar Telescope or PST, or by
projecting the solar image onto a white card or paper. If in any
doubt please seek advice from experienced observers, like society
members at the Liverpool Astronomical Society:-
LiverpoolAS.Org.
Family statement, Capenhurst
Station, Ellesmere Port, following death of a teenager
THE British Transport
Police (BTP) have reported that tragically a 16 year old, 6th form
student at Whitby High School in Ellesmere Port has been killed on
Merseyrail’s Wirral line. In a statement released through British
Transport Police, Oscar Phillips' family said:- "Sadly on
Monday, 26 January 2015, at around 5.30pm, our dearly loved son
Oscar Phillips, aged 16, was struck by a train and tragically died
at Capenhurst Railway Station. We know Oscar will be sadly missed by
many people and would like to thank everyone for their kind wishes,
support and floral tributes. We now ask that we are given the time
and space to grieve privately." |
