As the year 2025 comes rapidly to a close, the Flamsteed Astronomy Society held its last ‘main talk’ of the year at the National Maritime Museum auditorium. Attendees gathered for the evening and began with an offering of ‘tea and biscuits’, appropriately presented with colourful Christmas lights, and welcomes from Poly Philippou, Clive Inglis and Richard Summerfield. This was also a chance to catch up with familiar faces and be introduced to new members attending. Suitably r

The evening opened with a short members’ talk (full disclosure, dear reader: it was me!) describing a summer project to build a home observatory. This semi-remote-controlled imaging observatory had been many years in the planning, and finally came together over the spring and summer. In this short overview I discussed the rationale, design, and build of the observatory - watch this space for a potential follow-up workshop for anyone interested in the technical details. Simon,

We have a very “western” view of the history of astronomy, and tonight we heard that the Chinese were observing and mapping the heavens long before Europe and the impact it had on both their culture and their way of living. We heard from Tania how Chinese astronomy dates back 5000 years, and how their observations of the sky influenced calendars, agriculture and governance. Astronomy in China integrated science, philosophy and culture, and was unique, and developed independen

On the 27th of October , a group of Flamsteed members gathered at Mycenae House to listen to a talk on “The Sun: An Introduction to Viewing and Imaging”  given by Flamsteed member Tim Rickard . Tim is an experienced solar observer and a regular volunteer at the society’s solar observing outreach sessions at the Royal Observatory. Tim Rickard, at the start of his talk to the Flamsteed. Picture by Mike Meynell. Tim started his talk by covering the health and safety consideratio

Our 2025/26 season of main lectures continued with its second fascinating instalment. The evening got off to a great start with a private viewing of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition for our members, provoking friendly discussions and debates over personal favourites. Then everyone moved into the lecture theatre for the sold-out talk. As well as our usual members’ photos - this time focusing on the Sun and the Moon - we were also treated to a wonderful review

The evening began with the Flamsteed Astronomy Society’s 26th Annual General Meeting, where Chair Bobby Manoo presented a positive review...

After the huge crowds for last week’s lunar eclipse event, our latest Blackheath observing session on Saturday 13 September was a much...

A group of Flamsteed members met at Mycenae House to take part in a workshop given by Mark Jeffery and Paul May.   Citizen Science...

25 years later: from a group of enthusiasts and friends to the Flamsteed Astronomy Society It all started on 11th September 1999 with...

This was a very enjoyable evening, and we discovered some fascinating books, and we also heard the stories behind why they were chosen....

A fascinating and enlightening evening with three very different talks. It’s always good to hear from our members - whether just in...

The Flamsteed Astronomy Society  hosted Astronomy Art Attack: A Beginners Workshop, an event designed to introduce participants to...

In Sky this Month, Mike Meynell provided some interesting observational challenges for the next month, including the well-positioned M51...

After a week of glorious weather, the forecast for Saturday 3 May  was less than ideal – but as it turned out, we couldn’t have asked for...

Graham Dolan introduced us to John Flamsteed, the first Astronomer Royal, who held the post from its creation in 1675. Flamsteed made...

Despite a less-than-promising forecast, we went ahead with our planned solar viewing session at the Royal Observatory Greenwich on Good...

Thank you Ingrid for a spellbounding talk full of technical wizardry, and presented with great enthusiasm. Please see the full video here...

“I’m waiting on a sunny day, gonna chase the clouds away…” – as the Boss once sang, and how true that felt for our second solar special...

Tired of freezing while stargazing? Fed-up with missing those faint fuzzes? Then EAA is for you!   This is the message we came away with...

What a way to kick off our 2025 solar observing season. Saturday morning’s partial solar eclipse  event at the Royal Observatory...