The Council is very sad to announce that the Honorary President of the Society, Prof. John Brown OBE, Astronomer Royal for Scotland died suddenly on Saturday 16th November.  He was a great friend and support to the Society and a personal friend to many of us and will be greatly missed.  

Our thoughts are with his wife and family.  

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Notice is given to members that an EGM has been scheduled for Thursday 21st November 2019, directly after the public lecture scheduled for that evening. Details are available by clicking here. Please remember to log in first.

The Search for Life on Mars

Dr Alistair Tait
Image: University of Stirling

The Astronomical Society of Glasgow's next public lecture for the 2019 - 2020 session will be Thursday 21st November, when Dr Alastair Tait, Commonwealth Rutherford Fellow at the University of Stirling, will be presentingThe Search for Life on Mars

The lecture programme will start promptly at 7:30pm.

This lecture will take place in Room 6.41, Royal College, Strathclyde University

Due to unforeseen circumstances, there has been a change in our lecture programme for this season. The lecture on Thursday 19th March 2020 has been changed to:

Ghosts and Cannibals: Insight into the Tumultuous Lives of Large Galaxies

Lecturer: Prof Annette Ferguson, The Royal Observatory, Edinburgh

We would like to express our gratitude to Prof Ferguson for agreeing to give what looks like a fascinating lecture.

  1. Public lectures for the 2019-2020 session
  2. Observing Nights
  3. ASG Dark Skies Weekend
  4. Astronomy Course