Report of our Blackheath Observing session on Saturday 14th October 2023

An unforgettable night at Blackheath! Saturn, Jupiter's moons, and deep-sky wonders had us all in awe.

The 2023/24 History of Astronomy lectures kicked off with a stunning two-for-one combination of lectures by Dr Jane Clark.

From Dark Matter to New Observations: Challenging Our Current Understanding The Season Opener and AGM Preview To kick off our first...

Report on our Blackheath Observing session on Saturday 16th September 2023.

Saturday 26th August 2023 was our last public Solar observing event for the 2023 season. The weather did not look promising from all the...

The British Astronomical Association held their annual Comet Section Meeting in the lecture theatre at National Maritime Museum on...

Our most recent Public Solar Observation event at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, on Friday 7th July 2023, was nothing short of a...

Dr Philippa Mason gave a talk focused on the intriguing differences between Earth and our closest planetary neighbor, Venus.

On Saturday, 10th June, the Flamsteed Astronomy Society participated in the Greenwich Together 23 Festival held at Charlton Park

The first members’ solar viewing session took place on Tuesday 6th June at the Royal Greenwich Observatory. Despite a partly cloudy start...

On Saturday 3rd June 2023, the Flamsteed Astronomy Society, with the support of the Royal Observatory Greenwich, resurrected a...

We heard about another great Victorian amateur, William Huggins. He not only built his own observatory, but also did much of the...

Professor Ben Stappers gives a talk to the Flamsteed on the topic of Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs).

On Thursday 11th May an Astronomy Sketching Workshop for Flamsteed members was held at Mycenae House in Blackheath. The workshop was...

We heard about a more ancient view of astronomy, one where centuries before the big names, like Copernicus and Brahe, the ancients were...

“I love all these grown up toys!” This was the comment coming from inside the cafeteria at Mycenae House as I walked past with my rather...

Professor Colin Snodgrass detailed the NASA DART mission, which changed the trajectory of a small asteroid in September 2022. The...

It turns out that the answer to this question is: an awful lot! Mary's talk covered all the areas that have benefited from the space...

14th March 2023 was the date for our last Great Equatorial Viewing session for this season. What could possibly go wrong, well..........