I arrived on Blackheath to find a layer of persistent high haze, but it was thin enough that Saturn was already shining clearly in the south. That was encouraging. The atmosphere felt damp from the outset, though, and when Alec arrived by bike with his Vespera in a backpack, our first conversation was about how well - or otherwise - we’d manage the inevitable dew. More volunteers soon followed. Richard arrived with his Seestars, Yvonne with her Seestar, Les with a Dwarf III,

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

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

On Saturday, 18th January 2020, we gathered on Blackheath Common looking thoughtfully up at what the night sky was offering. Members with...

A short review of what to see in the night sky in May 2020: Light phases at sunrise and sunset Sky conditions during lockdown Starlink...

A short review of what to see in the night sky in April 2020: Comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) Lyrid Meteor Shower Venus and the Crescent Moon...

Martin trained his Meade 14” SCT (Schmitt Cassegrain Telescope) on a fascinating variety of deep sky objects and planets. With such a...

The start of our observing session, with the added backdrop of the Blackheath funfair! An excellent session started off rather dubiously...

Blackheath Observing Evening – 1 August 2015 Our August observing event took place on Saturday August 1st under clear skies. This was a...

Comet 2014/Q2 Lovejoy by Rupert Smith Saturday the 10th was the date for our inaugural observing and imaging event under Chris Mann’s...

Blackheath Observing Our scheduled observing session on the 19th coincided with a spell of clear skies that offered good seeing and a...

Herschel’s Garnet Star Weather forecasting skills are almost as important as knowledge of the night sky when trying to practise astronomy...

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...

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...

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...