LAS Members at ‘Stargazing Live’ at the National Space Centre, January 15, 2016

By LEICSastro on 20th January 2016

SWIFT DETECTS ITS 1000TH GAMMA RAY BURST

By LEICSastro on 8th November 2015

The University of Leicester has had a major involvement in the Swift mission to detect GRB’s.     More details about the 1000th GRB here http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/nasas-swift-spots-its-thousandth-gamma-ray-burst

TELESCOPE FOR SALE

By LEICSastro on 7th September 2015

TELESCOPE FOR SALE   A virtually unused  Skyliner-200P 8 inch Dobsonian  telescope purchased 18 months ago.    Asking price around £200.   Vendor (Jeremy Rider) lives in Lyddington, just outside Uppingham.   You can contact Mr Rider as follows:   jerider1@googlemail.com or