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

Dr Matt Bothwell from the University of Cambridge started his fascinating talk with an apology to the audience... he was not going to be...

For our second History of Astronomy group meeting of the season, we were treated to a talk by Gerard Gilligan of the Liverpool...

Flamsteed Lecture - 13 February 2023. With Dr Francisco Diego.

History of Astronomy Meeting - 26 January 2023. With Greg Smye-Rumsby.

Flamsteed Lecture - 16 January 2023. With Professor Clive Ruggles.

Flamsteed Lecture - 5 December 2022. Our 2022 Christmas Lecture was given by Dr Affelia Wibisono of the Royal Observatory Greenwich.

Heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed towards making the 23rd Annual General Meeting of the Flamsteed Astronomy Society a success....

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

So after being away for almost two years… Slingshot around the sun, charge the flux capacitor or use the force – whatever your favourite...

Planning a surprise event is never an easy task, especially when working remotely with 13 people all trying not to let it slip in the...

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...

Agnes Mary Clerke Agnes Mary Clerke was born in Skibbereen in Co Cork in and grew up in the midst of the horrific Irish Famine. Her...

In the first of our History of Astronomy sessions for this season, we were presented with a talk by Bill Barton. Bill is a founding...

Astronomical Events for 2019 by Malcolm Porter Sources– Extracts from the BAA 2018 Handbook, The BAA 2019 Handbook, Astronomy Now 2019...

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

The planet Uranus on the evening of 24th Jan 2017, captured using the Great Equatorial Telescope at the Royal Observatory by Tom Kerss...

A workshop meeting of the Radio Astronomy special interest group took place at Mycenae House on the 7th December 2016. Owing to the usual...

However, on this evening, no such backup program was needed! The skies partly opened up for us and our ROG Astronomer, Brendan Owens,...