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The Loughton Astronomical Society was founded in 1968. Started by people wanting to build their own telescopes.

Meeting every Thursday at 20:00 in Theydon Bois Scout hut; all are welcome. It is £4 for an external speaker & £3 for internal speaker. Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/loughtonastrosociety/

09/11/2026

Science Fiction Films vs Astrophysics: Best Bits from Parts I & II

Curious? Join us at LAS.
Garry Coverdale · Thursday, 12 November 2026
Loughton Astronomical Society

Discover LAS: https://las-astro.org.uk/welcome.html

26/10/2026

A Small Unregarded Yellow Sun: How did our Solar System form, and how unusual is it?

Curious? Join us at LAS.
Dr Kate Pattle · Thursday, 29 October 2026

Discover LAS: https://las-astro.org.uk/welcome.html

18/10/2026

LAS members recently spent time under the lovely dark skies of north Norfolk at the annual Autumn Sky Camp, held at Kelling Heath Holiday Park.

We were treated with amazing views of many objects, including planets, nebulae, star clusters, and the Milky Way stretching overhead. We even had a display of the Aurora on the Saturday night!

14/10/2026

Where the landscape meets the stars ✨📸

Join us tomorrow for Astro Adventures – Landscape Astrophotography with award-winning photographer Abby Moule. Discover stunning night skies and the stories behind capturing them.

📅 Tomorrow
🕗 8pm–10pm
📍 Theydon Bois Scout Hall, Loughton Lane

Whether you’re into photography, Astronomy or simply curious about the stars, come along!

https://las-astro.org.uk/fullprogramme.html

Discover Loughton Astronomical Society. Weekly astronomy in Theydon Bois: talks, cosmology, observing, astrophotography, AstroKyds and practical astronomy.

29/09/2026

Autumn Skies with Malcolm Zack and Jonathan Daniels.
Join us this Thursday for a practical tour of the autumn night sky, exploring what can be seen with binoculars and telescopes.
Jonathan will guide us across the wider autumn sky, while Malcolm takes a deeper look at Andromeda and Triangulum.

🗓 Thursday 1 October 2026
🕗 8pm–10pm
📍 Theydon Bois Scout Hall
🔭 Everyone welcome

Find out more:
https://las-astro.org.uk/welcome.html

21/09/2026

Professor Ian Robson joins Loughton Astronomical Society on Thursday 24 September for Confessions of an Astronomer.
A light-hearted and personal look at life as a professional astronomer, with stories ranging from a steaming helium dewar in the Pyrenees to flying at 45,000 feet in an RAF Comet and experiences from observatories in Hawaii.

The talk covers a wide range of astronomy, is lavishly illustrated and contains not a single equation.

🗓 Thursday 24 September 2026
🕗 8pm–10pm
📍 Theydon Bois Scout Hall
🔭 Everyone welcome

Find out more:
https://las-astro.org.uk/welcome.html

14/09/2026

Professor Steve Schwartz joins Loughton Astronomical Society on Thursday 17 September for Shocks in Space.

An evening exploring the dramatic processes that shape the space environment, with one of our regular Thursday lectures in Theydon Bois.

🗓 Thursday 17 September 2026
🕗 8pm–10pm
📍 Theydon Bois Scout Hall
🔭 Everyone welcome

See the LAS programme for full details

07/09/2026

Join LAS members on Thursday 10 September for an evening of public observing 🔭✨

Take a look at the night sky through binoculars and telescopes, and if you have your own telescope, bring it along for our Scope Doctor to help you get the best out of it.

If the weather is cloudy, we’ll still have an alternative programme running.

19/08/2026

Address

The Scout Hall Theydon Bois
Epping
CM167EJ

Opening Hours

8pm - 10pm

Website

http://www.las-astro.org.uk/

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