The Society holds a monthly lecture on a diverse range of astronomical topics which are presented by visiting experts. They are held either online or at one of our regular venues on the third Tuesday each month (except for January which has a special event). Our speakers are usually well regarded academics or experts in the world of astronomy and astrophysics.
The meetings are generally recorded and are made available in the members pages for viewing by those who can’t attend at the time or want to watch again.
See below for the full list of upcoming lectures. For past lectures please follow this link.
If you would like to attend a lecture please contact us.
SUMMER EXHIBITION
18 Aug 2026 8:00 pm
Venue: Goostrey Village Hall, CW4 8PE
How we detect and understand planets outside our Solar system
15 Sep 2026 8:00 pm
Professor Thomas Wilson (University of Warwick) will be presenting the lecture.
Venue: Goostrey Village Hall, CW4 8PE
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
20 Oct 2026 8:00 pm
Venue: Goostrey Village Hall, CW4 8PE
TBC
17 Nov 2026 8:00 pm
Professor Tim O'Brien (Jodrell Bank Observatory University of Manchester) will be presenting the lecture.
Venue: Goostrey Village Hall, CW4 8PE
Variable stars, models and the Manhattan Project
15 Dec 2026 8:00 pm
Dr Philip Masding will be presenting the lecture.
Venue: Goostrey Village Hall, CW4 8PE
Chirality
19 Jan 2027 8:00 pm
Dr Mark Hadley (Macclesfield Astronomical Society) will be presenting the lecture.
Venue: Goostrey Village Hall, CW4 8PE
Light Pollution
16 Feb 2027 8:00 pm
Dr Steve Hurley (Macclesfield Astronomical Society) will be presenting the lecture.
Venue: Goostrey Village Hall, CW4 8PE
Noisy Data: Listening to Astronomical Observations
16 Mar 2027 8:00 pm
Professor Andy Newsam (Liverpool John Moores University) will be presenting the lecture.
Venue: Goostrey Village Hall, CW4 8PE
TBC
20 Apr 2027 8:00 pm
Dr Romain Tartese (University of Manchester) will be presenting the lecture.
Venue: Goostrey Village Hall, CW4 8PE
The Ian Morison Memorial Lecture
18 May 2027 8:00 pm
Professor Chris Lintott (University of Oxford) will be presenting the lecture.
Venue: Goostrey Village Hall, CW4 8PE
TBC
15 Jun 2027 8:00 pm
Dr Samantha Oates (University of Lancaster) will be presenting the lecture.
Venue: Goostrey Village Hall, CW4 8PE
White Dwarf Pulsars - the best of both worlds
20 Jul 2027 8:00 pm
Anwesha Sahu (University of Warwick) will be presenting the lecture.
Venue: Goostrey Village Hall, CW4 8PE
SUMMER EXHIBITION
17 Aug 2027 8:00 pm
Venue: Goostrey Village Hall, CW4 8PE
Bepi Colombo: The First Spacecraft Observations of Planet Mercury in over 20yrs
21 Sep 2027 8:00 pm
Dr Jack Wright (University of Leicester) will be presenting the lecture.
Venue: Goostrey Village Hall, CW4 8PE
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
19 Oct 2027 8:00 pm
Venue: Goostrey Village Hall, CW4 8PE
Robotic Astronomy: Studying the Changing Sky
16 Nov 2027 8:00 pm
Dr Christopher Copperwheat (Liverpool John Moores University) will be presenting the lecture.
Venue: Goostrey Village Hall, CW4 8PE
TBC
21 Dec 2027 8:00 pm
Professor Lucie Green (University College London Mullard Space Science Laboratory) will be presenting the lecture.
Venue: ONLINE
Please Note: This presentation will be ONLINE