Mike Meynell
Understanding why Earth’s closest neighbour, Venus, is so different, by Dr Philippa Mason
Dr Philippa Mason gave a talk focused on the intriguing differences between Earth and our closest planetary neighbor, Venus.
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Mike Meynell
Jun 9, 20232 min read
A Day Under the Sun: Flamsteed Astronomy Society's Day at the Greenwich Together 23 Festival
On Saturday, 10th June, the Flamsteed Astronomy Society participated in the Greenwich Together 23 Festival held at Charlton Park
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Clive Inglis
Jun 5, 20231 min read
First Members’ Solar Viewing Of The Year
The first members’ solar viewing session took place on Tuesday 6th June at the Royal Greenwich Observatory. Despite a partly cloudy start...
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Mike Meynell
Jun 3, 20231 min read
Solar Viewing Session: Clouds, Sunspots, and Smiles
On Saturday 3rd June 2023, the Flamsteed Astronomy Society, with the support of the Royal Observatory Greenwich, resurrected a...
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Mark Jeffery
May 24, 20231 min read
History of Astronomy - Atoms, Photons and the Nebulium Affair by Tony Sizer
We heard about another great Victorian amateur, William Huggins. He not only built his own observatory, but also did much of the...
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Mike Meynell
May 14, 20232 min read
What are these mysterious Fast Radio Bursts? by Professor Ben Stappers
Professor Ben Stappers gives a talk to the Flamsteed on the topic of Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs).
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Clive Inglis
May 10, 20231 min read
Astronomy Sketching Workshop with Mary McIntyre
On Thursday 11th May an Astronomy Sketching Workshop for Flamsteed members was held at Mycenae House in Blackheath. The workshop was...
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Mark Jeffery
Apr 27, 20231 min read
Astronomy in the medieval world By Dr Mike Legget
We heard about a more ancient view of astronomy, one where centuries before the big names, like Copernicus and Brahe, the ancients were...
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Bobby Manoo
Apr 19, 20232 min read
Telescope Workshop - 20th April 2023
“I love all these grown up toys!” This was the comment coming from inside the cafeteria at Mycenae House as I walked past with my rather...
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Mike Meynell
Apr 16, 20231 min read
Observing the NASA DART impact from a new observatory in Kenya, by Professor Colin Snodgrass
Professor Colin Snodgrass detailed the NASA DART mission, which changed the trajectory of a small asteroid in September 2022. The...
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Mark Jeffery
Mar 23, 20231 min read
History of Astronomy: What has the space programme ever done for us? by Mary McIntyre
It turns out that the answer to this question is: an awful lot! Mary's talk covered all the areas that have benefited from the space...
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Simon Hurst
Mar 14, 20232 min read
Great Equatorial Viewing Event
14th March 2023 was the date for our last Great Equatorial Viewing session for this season. What could possibly go wrong, well..........
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Mike Meynell
Mar 13, 20233 min read
How fast is the Universe expanding? by Dr Matt Bothwell
Dr Matt Bothwell from the University of Cambridge started his fascinating talk with an apology to the audience... he was not going to be...
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Mike Meynell
Feb 23, 20231 min read
History of Astronomy: William Lassell 1799 - 1880 by Gerard Gilligan
For our second History of Astronomy group meeting of the season, we were treated to a talk by Gerard Gilligan of the Liverpool...
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Mike Meynell
Feb 13, 20231 min read
Paradise Planet Earth: A Cosmic Miracle (but for how long?) by Dr Francisco Diego
Flamsteed Lecture - 13 February 2023. With Dr Francisco Diego.
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Mike Meynell
Jan 26, 20232 min read
History of Astronomy: Arrokoth and the Sentinals by Greg Smye-Rumsby
History of Astronomy Meeting - 26 January 2023. With Greg Smye-Rumsby.
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Mike Meynell
Jan 16, 20231 min read
Archaeoastronomy: A Brief History by Professor Clive Ruggles
Flamsteed Lecture - 16 January 2023. With Professor Clive Ruggles.
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Mike Meynell
Dec 5, 20222 min read
Seeing Jupiter’s Aurora in a Different Light by Dr Affelia Wibisono
Flamsteed Lecture - 5 December 2022. Our 2022 Christmas Lecture was given by Dr Affelia Wibisono of the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
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Simon Hurst
Sep 20, 20223 min read
23rd Annual General Meeting
Heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed towards making the 23rd Annual General Meeting of the Flamsteed Astronomy Society a success....
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Flamsteed Astronomy Society
Mar 30, 20225 min read
Blackheath Observing Event – 25 March 2022
On Saturday, 18th January 2020, we gathered on Blackheath Common looking thoughtfully up at what the night sky was offering. Members with...
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