Manish Patel
Sunshine and Clouds: Public Solar Viewing - 25th May 2024
The Flamsteed volunteers set up their telescopes on Saturday, 25th May, for our public solar viewing event. Despite an overcast day at...
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Mike Meynell
May 124 min read
Kilonovae and high energy explosions - multi-messenger astronomy, by Professor Stephen Smartt
The Flamsteed Astronomy Society hosted an engaging evening at Queen's House that began with a news roundup by committee member Paul May,...
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Mike Meynell
May 93 min read
A Day of Solar Wonders: From Sunspots to the Aurora – 10th May 2024
The Flamsteed Astronomy Society kicked off its 2024 solar viewing season in spectacular fashion at the Royal Observatory Greenwich. On a...
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Paul May
May 82 min read
From Raspberry Pi to the Night Sky: A Workshop on Electronically Assisted Astronomy - 9th May 2024
Astroberry and StellarMate: Exotic Fruit or Your Sister's Boyfriend? No, they are actually two alternative pieces of software that can be...
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Adrian Challinor
Apr 214 min read
Our Accidental Universe, by Professor Chris Lintott
A report of Professor Chris Lintott's talk to the Flamsteed Astronomy Society on "Our Accidental Universe"
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Mike Meynell
Apr 122 min read
Under the April Skies: Final Blackheath Observing Event of the 2023/24 Season: 13 April 2024
As the April skies cleared on the evening of Saturday 13th April, our stalwart Blackheath observing volunteers gathered on Blackheath for...
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Mark Jeffery
Mar 282 min read
Members' Book Evening: March 28, 2024
In an age dominated by electronic and audio media, our latest venture at the Flamsteed Astronomy Society took a delightful turn towards...
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Simon Hurst
Mar 214 min read
Citizen Science – how you can get involved – 21st March 2024
So, some guy you may have heard of, Sir Isaac Newton, in a letter to his rival Robert Hooke, in 1676 wrote: "What Descartes did was a...
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Mike Meynell
Mar 172 min read
The Moon's Brief Cameo: A Cloudy Observing Session on Blackheath: 17 March 2024
In an act that balanced on the fine line between hope and audacity, we ventured into the unknown with our observing event at Blackheath...
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Paul May
Mar 143 min read
How to Kill a Galaxy: Black Holes, Noisy Neighbours, and Cosmic Car Crashes by Dr Tim Davis
The host, Paul May, welcomed everyone to our new main lecture venue for the next year - the magnificent Great Hall of Queens House. Not...
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Simon Hurst
Mar 52 min read
G.E.T: Session five Revenge of the clouds
You know what’s coming; resistance is futile; we live in London after all. The last session of the 2023 -24 season, despite some...
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Mark Jeffery
Feb 291 min read
HoA: Henrietta Levitt – the overlooked pioneer of distance, by Paul Wright
What a fascinating story about one of the unsung heroes of Astronomy. It seems that Henrietta, along with Annie Jump Cannon, Williamina...
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Poly Philippou
Feb 243 min read
A beautiful and surprising site – Visit to UCL Observatory – 24th February 2024
This trip to UCL Observatory on Saturday night was fully booked, and 32 members ventured to the far north of London to Mill Hill for this...
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Paul May
Feb 123 min read
JUICE, the ESA spacecraft mission to Jupiter’s icy moons by Professor Michele Dougherty
Astronomy homework Mike presented the Sky this Month to kickoff the meeting. Highlights include: the conjunction of the first quarter...
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Mike Meynell
Feb 112 min read
Starry Skies and Rare Sights: Comet Encounters and Meteor Delights
After our first cancellation of a Blackheath observing event in January, we were eager to get back on track this month, leading us to...
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Mike Meynell
Jan 153 min read
Living with a Star - the Many Faces of our Sun, by Professor Sarah Matthews
In an era where global challenges often overshadow less visible threats, Professor Sarah Matthews' lecture, "Living with a Star - the...
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Poly Philippou
Jan 92 min read
Tantalising clear skies, and wind - Great Equatorial Telescope Viewing – 9th January 2024
About 20 members ventured into the cold and joined us for our latest GET night last night. And about half of the guests were members for...
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Bobby Manoo
Jan 211 min read
Restoration of a 1960’s Wooden Telescope
In July 2022, the Flamsteed inbox was greeted with an unusual request from a member of the public. Someone wanted to know if we were...
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Mark Jeffery
Dec 21, 20231 min read
HoA: Eclipses of the Sun – The Ultimate Experience, by Richard Westwood
Each day, as we wake to the sight of the Sun, we hardly think twice about it. It’s a fixture in our lives, always there – so much so that...
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Flamsteed Astronomy Society
Dec 14, 20231 min read
Flamsteed Astronomy Society’s Festive Night at the Trafalgar Tavern
As the year 2023 draws to a close, the Flamsteed Astronomy Society celebrated the festive season with a convivial gathering at the...
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