At our latest History of Astronomy meeting, we were delighted to welcome Flamsteed member Paul Wright, who gave a fascinating talk on the...

A big treat on Monday 10th February as we welcomed Professor Ofer Lahav (UCL) to talk about Einstein’s “biggest blunder” and the topic of...

Choosing your first telescope can feel like a daunting task - almost a dark art. Yet, unlocking the cosmos is a journey every amateur...

Professor Sanjeev Gupta visited the Flamsteed Astronomy Society for a second time, leaving us with a thought-provoking statement about...

Who needs the stars and planets when you’ve got buildings? That seemed to be the theme of the day as the Flamsteed Astronomy Society took...

The Search for Life on Mars "Yet across the gulf of space, minds that are to our minds as ours are to those of the beasts that perish,...

We were really excited to join forces with the British Astronomical Association (BAA) and the Society for Popular Astronomy (SPA) to run...

Tony and Tej gave us talks on two very different subjects, yet both managed to captivate us with history and artistry in fascinating...

Lost in the dark: where’d all that pesky matter go??? The challenge: To find something in the dark, that you cannot see, whose...

The evening started off with quite the excitement as we prepared for the much-hyped appearance of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-Atlas) ....

Last night’s Blackheath observing session was another great success, with around 80 visitors joining us under mostly clear skies. Despite...

(and other songs) The first lecture of the Flamsteed Astronomy Society's 2024-25 season kicked off with our 25th Annual General Meeting...

When the weekend forecast said "rain," we said "Friday it is!" Our volunteers adapted quickly, showing up with scopes in hand like it was...

Last night, we kicked off the 2024-25 season of Flamsteed’s History of Astronomy talks at Mycenae House. Now, we could’ve just given you...

Blackheath observing events in September have always been popular. Although the skies don’t get particularly dark until quite late, the...

After three successful solar viewing sessions in a row this August, we were clearly due for a weather-disrupted one - and, naturally, the...

We had another hugely successful solar viewing session on Saturday 17th August, with around 650 visitors taking the opportunity to...

“Woke up in the morning, with the sun on my mind….” Whoa! That’s enough of that 😊. Now, to be fair, our resident weather guru had said...

Our solar viewing session at the Royal Observatory Greenwich on Sunday 23rd June was a hit, and not just because of the sunshine! With...

The Flamsteed volunteers set up their telescopes on Saturday, 25th May, for our public solar viewing event. Despite an overcast day at...