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.
‘Small steps to giant leaps: laying the scientific groundwork for the first human missions to Mars.’
16 Dec 2025 8:00 pm
Dr Frances Butcher FRAS (University of Sheffield) will be presenting the lecture.
Venue: Goostrey Village Hall, CW4 8PE
“Building rocky planets – in our own Solar System and beyond”
20 Jan 2026 8:00 pm
Professor Rhian Jones (University of Manchester) will be presenting the lecture.
Venue: Goostrey Village Hall, CW4 8PE
“Gently, Down the Stream: Monitoring Satellites with Neuromorphic Cameras”
17 Feb 2026 8:00 pm
Dr James Blake (University of Warwick) will be presenting the lecture.
Venue: Goostrey Village Hall, CW4 8PE
The Ultimate Fate of the Universe
17 Mar 2026 8:00 pm
Dr Steve Hurley (Macclesfield Astronomical Society) will be presenting the lecture.
Venue: Goostrey Village Hall, CW4 8PE
Forecasting the weather on extrasolar worlds.
21 Apr 2026 8:00 pm
Dr Vatsal Panwar (University of Warwick) will be presenting the lecture.
Venue: Goostrey Village Hall, CW4 8PE
The Professor Ian Morison Memorial Lecture - Things that go bump in the night
19 May 2026 8:00 pm
Dr Megan Argo (University of Lancashire) will be presenting the lecture.
Venue: Goostrey Village Hall, CW4 8PE
The Secret Metronome of Solar and Stellar Flares.
16 Jun 2026 8:00 pm
Dr Dmitrii Kolotkov (University of Warwick) will be presenting the lecture.
Venue: Goostrey Village Hall, CW4 8PE
Exoplanets: Searching and Characterising
21 Jul 2026 8:00 pm
Gary Gilbert will be presenting the lecture.
Venue: Goostrey Village Hall, CW4 8PE
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
Steve Warbis (Macclesfield Astronomical Society) 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