Flamsteed Astronomy Society
Blackheath Observing Event – 25 March 2022
On Saturday, 18th January 2020, we gathered on Blackheath Common looking thoughtfully up at what the night sky was offering. Members with...
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Flamsteed Astronomy Society
- Nov 22, 2016
- 3 min
Viewing with the Great Equatorial Telescope – 22 November 2016
However, on this evening, no such backup program was needed! The skies partly opened up for us and our ROG Astronomer, Brendan Owens,...
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Flamsteed Astronomy Society
- Oct 22, 2016
- 3 min
Blackheath Observing – Saturday 22 October 2016
The start of our observing session, with the added backdrop of the Blackheath funfair! An excellent session started off rather dubiously...
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Flamsteed Astronomy Society
- Mar 11, 2016
- 1 min
Blackheath Observing – Friday 11 March 2016
Friday 11th saw us returning to Blackheath for an observing session. After what seemed like a never ending spell of bad weather which had...
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Flamsteed Astronomy Society
- Aug 1, 2015
- 2 min
Blackheath Observing Evening – Saturday 1 August 2015
Blackheath Observing Evening – 1 August 2015 Our August observing event took place on Saturday August 1st under clear skies. This was a...
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Flamsteed Astronomy Society
- Jun 21, 2015
- 4 min
Summer Solstice Sun Day at the Royal Observatory Greenwich
Solar Viewing on the Summer Solstice at the ROG Report by Mike Meynell We had decided to go ahead with our involvement in the Summer...
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Flamsteed Astronomy Society
- Dec 19, 2014
- 3 min
Blackheath Observing – Friday 19 December 2014
Blackheath Observing Our scheduled observing session on the 19th coincided with a spell of clear skies that offered good seeing and a...
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Flamsteed Astronomy Society
- Nov 14, 2014
- 4 min
Blackheath Observing – Friday 14 November 2014
Herschel’s Garnet Star Weather forecasting skills are almost as important as knowledge of the night sky when trying to practise astronomy...
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Flamsteed Astronomy Society
- Oct 25, 2014
- 2 min
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...
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Flamsteed Astronomy Society
- Jul 9, 2014
- 3 min
Solar Observing at the Royal Observatory Greenwich
Solar Observing at the ROG Report by Andy Sawers As the dawn chorus gave way to the sound of the school run, it still wasn’t at all...
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Flamsteed Astronomy Society
- Jan 21, 2014
- 1 min
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...
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