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A Full and Interesting Day – Visit to Jodrell Bank – 15th June 2024
On Saturday 15th June, 34 of us headed up to Cheshire to visit Jodrell Bank for the day. Some drove to get there and many took trains and...
Poly Philippou
Jun 15, 20245 min read
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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,...
Mike Meynell
May 13, 20244 min read
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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...
Paul May
May 9, 20242 min read
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Our Accidental Universe, by Professor Chris Lintott
A report of Professor Chris Lintott's talk to the Flamsteed Astronomy Society on "Our Accidental Universe"
Adrian Challinor
Apr 22, 20244 min read
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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...
Simon Hurst
Mar 21, 20244 min read
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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...
Mike Meynell
Mar 17, 20242 min read
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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...
Paul May
Feb 12, 20243 min read
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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...
Bobby Manoo
Jan 2, 202411 min read
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Are We Alone? by Dr Robin Catchpole
Asterisms and Christmas Trees Before the main lecture Mike Meynell entertained us with the celestial highlights for the festive period....
Paul May
Dec 11, 20233 min read
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