It was the night before Halloween, and we had booked the evening at the 350-year-old Royal Observatory in Greenwich for our first exclusive access evening - what could possibly go wrong? Well, the weather for one. The only thing you could see was thick cloud with a spooky glow where the Moon just couldn’t get through. Did that matter? Hell no! We plan for this - we’re in England, after all 😊. I arrived at 6:30pm and proceeded to the staff entrance by the Shepherd Clock, whic

On the 27th of October , a group of Flamsteed members gathered at Mycenae House to listen to a talk on “The Sun: An Introduction to Viewing and Imaging”  given by Flamsteed member Tim Rickard . Tim is an experienced solar observer and a regular volunteer at the society’s solar observing outreach sessions at the Royal Observatory. Tim Rickard, at the start of his talk to the Flamsteed. Picture by Mike Meynell. Tim started his talk by covering the health and safety consideratio

Our 2025/26 season of main lectures continued with its second fascinating instalment. The evening got off to a great start with a private viewing of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition for our members, provoking friendly discussions and debates over personal favourites. Then everyone moved into the lecture theatre for the sold-out talk. As well as our usual members’ photos - this time focusing on the Sun and the Moon - we were also treated to a wonderful review

Our latest outreach event took place on Saturday 4 October, as part of the global International Observe the Moon Night  celebrations. We...

It was one of those nights that will linger in the memory for a long time – not for flawless skies or perfect observing conditions, but...

The evening began with the Flamsteed Astronomy Society’s 26th Annual General Meeting, where Chair Bobby Manoo presented a positive review...

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

Our first Blackheath observing session of the new season promised to be a memorable one, with a total lunar eclipse coinciding with...

One of the big highlights of our solar viewing season has been the incredible quality of our volunteers and the fact that we’ve been able...