After three successful solar viewing sessions in a row this August, we were clearly due for a weather-disrupted one - and, naturally, the...

We had another hugely successful solar viewing session on Saturday 17th August, with around 650 visitors taking the opportunity to...

“Woke up in the morning, with the sun on my mind….” Whoa! That’s enough of that 😊. Now, to be fair, our resident weather guru had said...

Our solar viewing session at the Royal Observatory Greenwich on Sunday 23rd June was a hit, and not just because of the sunshine! With...

The Flamsteed volunteers set up their telescopes on Saturday, 25th May, for our public solar viewing event. Despite an overcast day at...

The Flamsteed Astronomy Society hosted an engaging evening at Queen's House that began with a news roundup by committee member Paul May,...

As the April skies cleared on the evening of Saturday 13th April, our stalwart Blackheath observing volunteers gathered on Blackheath for...

In an act that balanced on the fine line between hope and audacity, we ventured into the unknown with our observing event at Blackheath...

After our first cancellation of a Blackheath observing event in January, we were eager to get back on track this month, leading us to...

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...

When the Wind Blows The night was clear, the stars were out, but so was the wind. Our recent Blackheath Observing Event was a tale of two...

Per ardua ad astra Unless of course you attended this excellent astrophotography workshop in which Mike Meynell significantly reduced the...

By Jove, it's Jupiter! What have the Victorians ever done for us? Well obviously quite a lot. They also built this incredible Great...

Despite the misty veil that the London skies draped over us, the Blackheath observing event on Saturday night was far from a washout....

A new season of the popular Viewing with the Great (and very old!) Equatorial Telescope commenced on Tuesday, this week.

Our recent telescope workshop was a resounding success. A massive thank you to all participants, and a special shout-out to our eight...

A Stellar Sequence It's not every day we can say we've held four consecutive uncancelled Blackheath observing events, and to think it's...

Report of our Blackheath Observing session on Saturday 14th October 2023

An unforgettable night at Blackheath! Saturn, Jupiter's moons, and deep-sky wonders had us all in awe.

Report on our Blackheath Observing session on Saturday 16th September 2023.