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All Upcoming Events

  • Blackheath Observing Event - 14 or 15 October 2023
    Blackheath Observing Event - 14 or 15 October 2023
    Sat, 14 Oct
    Talbot Place
    14 Oct, 19:30 – 23:00
    Talbot Place, Talbot Pl, Blackheath, London SE3 0TZ, UK
    14 Oct, 19:30 – 23:00
    Talbot Place, Talbot Pl, Blackheath, London SE3 0TZ, UK
    We are running a free public astronomy observing event on Blackheath Common. All members and non members are welcome. If we cannot go ahead on Saturday evening, due to the weather, we will try again on Sunday evening (15 October).
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  • The Search for the Earliest Galaxies in the Universe with JWST
    The Search for the Earliest Galaxies in the Universe with JWST
    Mon, 16 Oct
    Lecture Theatre
    16 Oct, 19:15 – 21:00
    Lecture Theatre, Romney Rd, London SE10 9NF, UK
    16 Oct, 19:15 – 21:00
    Lecture Theatre, Romney Rd, London SE10 9NF, UK
    by Dr Emma Curtis-Lake of the University of Hertfordshire Just weeks after the science operations began with JWST, many new candidates in the very early Universe were found.
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  • William Herschel and the Flamsteed Numbers
    William Herschel and the Flamsteed Numbers
    Thu, 19 Oct
    London
    19 Oct, 19:00 – 21:00
    London, 90 Mycenae Rd, London SE3 7SE, UK
    19 Oct, 19:00 – 21:00
    London, 90 Mycenae Rd, London SE3 7SE, UK
    by Dr Wolfgang Steinicke The lecture shows the origin of the commonly used Flamsteed star numbers, like 61 Cygni. They are notoriously absent from both Flamsteed’s British Catalogue and the Atlas Coelestis, published in 1725 and 1729, respectively.
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  • Blackheath Observing Event - 21 or 22 October 2023
    Blackheath Observing Event - 21 or 22 October 2023
    Sat, 21 Oct
    Talbot Place
    21 Oct, 19:00 – 23:00
    Talbot Place, Talbot Pl, Blackheath, London SE3 0TZ, UK
    21 Oct, 19:00 – 23:00
    Talbot Place, Talbot Pl, Blackheath, London SE3 0TZ, UK
    We are running a free public astronomy observing event on Blackheath Common. All members and non members are welcome. If we cannot go ahead on Saturday evening, due to the weather, we will try again on Sunday evening (22 October).
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  • Telescope Workshop
    Telescope Workshop
    Thu, 26 Oct
    Mycenae House
    26 Oct, 19:00 – 21:00
    Mycenae House, 90 Mycenae Rd, London SE3 7SE, UK
    26 Oct, 19:00 – 21:00
    Mycenae House, 90 Mycenae Rd, London SE3 7SE, UK
    Don’t know one end of a telescope from the other? Not sure what type of telescope you should buy? Then this is the workshop for you!
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  • Viewing with the Great Equatorial Telescope
    Viewing with the Great Equatorial Telescope
    Tue, 07 Nov
    Royal Observatory Greenwich
    07 Nov, 19:00 – 21:00
    Royal Observatory Greenwich, Blackheath Ave, London SE10 8XJ, UK
    07 Nov, 19:00 – 21:00
    Royal Observatory Greenwich, Blackheath Ave, London SE10 8XJ, UK
    Flamsteed viewing session with the Great Equatorial Telescope at the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
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  • Listening for Impacts on Mars
    Listening for Impacts on Mars
    Mon, 13 Nov
    Lecture Theatre
    13 Nov, 19:15 – 21:00
    Lecture Theatre, Romney Rd, London SE10 9NF, UK
    13 Nov, 19:15 – 21:00
    Lecture Theatre, Romney Rd, London SE10 9NF, UK
    by Professor Gareth Collins of Imperial College London In January 2019, NASA's InSight mission placed the first seismometer on the surface of Mars to record tiny ground movements—marsquakes—produced by faulting, meteorite impacts and other geological processes.
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  • The Story of the Herschel's
    The Story of the Herschel's
    Thu, 23 Nov
    London
    23 Nov, 19:00 – 21:00
    London, 90 Mycenae Rd, London SE3 7SE, UK
    23 Nov, 19:00 – 21:00
    London, 90 Mycenae Rd, London SE3 7SE, UK
    By Charles Draper William Herschel was born in 1738 in Hanover into a family of military musicians, but as soon as he could escaped this life to make his way as a musician in England in the mid 1750s. He secured the plum appointment of organist at the new Octagon Chapel in Bath in 1766,
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  • Viewing with the Great Equatorial Telescope
    Viewing with the Great Equatorial Telescope
    Tue, 28 Nov
    Royal Observatory Greenwich
    28 Nov, 19:00 – 21:00
    Royal Observatory Greenwich, Blackheath Ave, London SE10 8XJ, UK
    28 Nov, 19:00 – 21:00
    Royal Observatory Greenwich, Blackheath Ave, London SE10 8XJ, UK
    Flamsteed viewing session with the Great Equatorial Telescope at the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
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  • Astrophotography – A Beginner’s Guide
    Astrophotography – A Beginner’s Guide
    Thu, 30 Nov
    Mycenae House
    30 Nov, 19:00 – 21:00
    Mycenae House, 90 Mycenae Rd, London SE3 7SE, UK
    30 Nov, 19:00 – 21:00
    Mycenae House, 90 Mycenae Rd, London SE3 7SE, UK
    We are pleased to announce that we will be running a beginner’s workshop on Astrophotography on Thursday 30th November at 7pm in Mycenae House, Blackheath
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  • Re-thinking our Universe
    Re-thinking our Universe
    Mon, 11 Dec
    Lecture Theatre
    11 Dec, 19:15 – 21:00
    Lecture Theatre, Romney Rd, London SE10 9NF, UK
    11 Dec, 19:15 – 21:00
    Lecture Theatre, Romney Rd, London SE10 9NF, UK
    by Dr Alexandra Amon Throughout history, the Universe has turned our grandest thoughts upside down. We know that our cosmos is dark, with decades of evidence that the stars we can see are only a small fraction of what’s out there.
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  • Eclipses of the Sun – The Ultimate Experience
    Eclipses of the Sun – The Ultimate Experience
    Thu, 21 Dec
    London
    21 Dec, 19:00 – 21:00
    London, 90 Mycenae Rd, London SE3 7SE, UK
    21 Dec, 19:00 – 21:00
    London, 90 Mycenae Rd, London SE3 7SE, UK
    By Richard Westwood From the awe and fear in the ancient world to our present understanding of this amazing spectacle, we trace the personalities who discovered the science and art of this natural event; included are the Antikythera machine. The philosopher, Thales, Astronomer Edmund Halley
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  • Viewing with the Great Equatorial Telescope
    Viewing with the Great Equatorial Telescope
    Tue, 09 Jan
    Royal Observatory Greenwich
    09 Jan 2024, 19:00 – 21:00
    Royal Observatory Greenwich, Blackheath Ave, London SE10 8XJ, UK
    09 Jan 2024, 19:00 – 21:00
    Royal Observatory Greenwich, Blackheath Ave, London SE10 8XJ, UK
    Flamsteed viewing session with the Great Equatorial Telescope at the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
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  • Living with a Star - the Many Faces of our Sun
    Living with a Star - the Many Faces of our Sun
    Mon, 15 Jan
    Lecture Theatre
    15 Jan 2024, 19:15 – 21:00
    Lecture Theatre, Romney Rd, London SE10 9NF, UK
    15 Jan 2024, 19:15 – 21:00
    Lecture Theatre, Romney Rd, London SE10 9NF, UK
    by Professor Sarah Matthews of UCL
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  • Viewing with the Great Equatorial Telescope
    Viewing with the Great Equatorial Telescope
    Tue, 06 Feb
    Royal Observatory Greenwich
    06 Feb 2024, 19:00 – 21:00
    Royal Observatory Greenwich, Blackheath Ave, London SE10 8XJ, UK
    06 Feb 2024, 19:00 – 21:00
    Royal Observatory Greenwich, Blackheath Ave, London SE10 8XJ, UK
    Flamsteed viewing session with the Great Equatorial Telescope at the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
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  • From Interstellar Dust to Jupiters: how to form (Exo) planets in few (not so) simple steps
    From Interstellar Dust to Jupiters: how to form (Exo) planets in few (not so) simple steps
    Mon, 12 Feb
    Lecture Theatre
    12 Feb 2024, 19:15 – 21:00
    Lecture Theatre, Romney Rd, London SE10 9NF, UK
    12 Feb 2024, 19:15 – 21:00
    Lecture Theatre, Romney Rd, London SE10 9NF, UK
    by Dr Mariangela Bonavita of the Open University The differences and similarities between the planets in our Solar Systems and those found around other stars (exoplanets), what we have learned so far about planet formation and what are the key questions yet to be answered.
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  • Electronically Assisted Astronomy Workshop
    Electronically Assisted Astronomy Workshop
    Thu, 22 Feb
    Mycenae House
    22 Feb 2024, 19:00 – 21:00
    Mycenae House, 90 Mycenae Rd, London SE3 7SE, UK
    22 Feb 2024, 19:00 – 21:00
    Mycenae House, 90 Mycenae Rd, London SE3 7SE, UK
    Details to follow
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  • Viewing with the Great Equatorial Telescope
    Viewing with the Great Equatorial Telescope
    Tue, 05 Mar
    Royal Observatory Greenwich
    05 Mar 2024, 19:00 – 21:00
    Royal Observatory Greenwich, Blackheath Ave, London SE10 8XJ, UK
    05 Mar 2024, 19:00 – 21:00
    Royal Observatory Greenwich, Blackheath Ave, London SE10 8XJ, UK
    Flamsteed viewing session with the Great Equatorial Telescope at the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
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