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Cosmic Quest – A History of Astronomy
Heather Couper and Dr Nigel Henbest “We have one hour to cover thousands of years of astronomy,” said Heather Couper. She and Nigel...

Flamsteed Astronomy Society
Nov 10, 20149 min read


Blackheath Observing – Occultation of Saturn by the Moon
Setting up the telescopes on Blackheath Well, you’ve got to love astronomy in the UK… don’t you?!… don’t you?!?!?!? A very frustrating...

Flamsteed Astronomy Society
Oct 25, 20142 min read


Testing Gravity in the Solar System
Dr Ali Mozaffari Dr Ali Mozaffari’s presentation on Testing Gravity in the Solar System was the opening event of the Flamsteed 2014-15...

Flamsteed Astronomy Society
Sep 15, 20146 min read


Members’ Talks
One of the great pleasures of being a member of the Flamsteed Astronomy Society is the opportunity to chat to other members of the...

Flamsteed Astronomy Society
Jun 9, 20148 min read


Have I Got Astronomers for You – History of Astronomy Group Meeting
Which is the odd one out? Lalande, Hevelius, Patrick Moore or Halley? The first Flamsteed History of Astronomy Group meeting of 2014 was...

Flamsteed Astronomy Society
Jan 28, 20144 min read


Observing and Imaging Group – 28-Inch Refractor Imaging Session
Not unsurprisingly, the clouds began to gather as our session was due to start, but not enough to prevent the scope being put to some...

Flamsteed Astronomy Society
Jan 21, 20141 min read


Blackheath Stargazing – 9 January 2014
Under the Plough Our first observing session of 2014 and our first for many weeks, due to weather, proved to be an enormous success. The...

Flamsteed Astronomy Society
Jan 9, 20141 min read


Radio Astronomy Group Meeting – 26 October 2013
Waterfall display, captured during a meteor detection The latest meeting of the Flamsteed Radio Astronomy group was held in the Endeavour...

Flamsteed Astronomy Society
Oct 26, 20133 min read


The Day Without Yesterday
Dr Stuart Clark The Flamsteed were delighted to welcome back Dr Stuart Clark, a regular visitor to the society. Stuart has recently been...

Flamsteed Astronomy Society
Oct 14, 20136 min read


Photographing the Universe
Marek takes questions after the lecture The Flamsteed were delighted to welcome back our good friend, Dr Marek Kukula, the Public...

Flamsteed Astronomy Society
Sep 16, 20134 min read


Blackheath “Stargazing” Evening – Saturday 25 May
Attendees trying to view Jupiter, Venus and Mercury after Sunset Torrential rain for most of Friday 24 May put paid to any plans that we...

Flamsteed Astronomy Society
May 25, 20133 min read


Astronomy Video: “A Night with the Stars”
A Night with the Stars Some of you may have been aware that we’ve had some film students from Ravensbourne University attending a few of...

Flamsteed Astronomy Society
Mar 10, 20131 min read


Flamsteed Annual General Meeting 2012
Mike and Malcolm present the Strategy 81 members of the Flamsteed Astronomy Society gathered in the lecture theatre of the National...

Flamsteed Astronomy Society
Oct 1, 20127 min read


‘Transit of Venus’ on Blackheath
The crowd gathers on Blackheath (Pic by Mike Dryland) Grey makes final adjustments to the 90mm Coronado (Pic by Mike Dryland) Around 140...

Flamsteed Astronomy Society
Jun 6, 20126 min read


BBC Stargazing Live – Charlton House
Charlton House Crowds at Charlton House Mike and Sumitra wait patiently for the clouds to clear Grey demonstrates the joys of an iPhone...

Flamsteed Astronomy Society
Jan 17, 20122 min read


The Big Questions: The Universe
Dr Stuart Clark The 20 biggest cosmic mysteries made simple by Dr Stuart Clark This lecture was presented by Dr Stuart Clark, Senior...

Flamsteed Astronomy Society
May 9, 20115 min read


Space Debris – Danger in Orbit
Dr Richard Crowther This was a lecture delivered by Prof Richard Crowther who is currently in charge of International Relations at the UK...

Flamsteed Astronomy Society
Jan 10, 20113 min read


To here from Eternity – The extraordinary story of some ordinary chondrite meteorites
Dr Mike Simms Unfortunately, there is no meeting report available for this lecture.

Flamsteed Astronomy Society
Nov 9, 20101 min read


The VISTA project
Prof Jim Emerson Unfortunately, there is no meeting report available for this lecture.

Flamsteed Astronomy Society
May 17, 20101 min read


Solar Story: understanding the Sun
Dr Rebekah Higgitt Rebekah Higgitt began the evening with a talk entitled “Solar Observation at the Royal Observatory...

Flamsteed Astronomy Society
Feb 1, 20104 min read
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