Arriving on the heath, it was immediately clear that we were sharing the space with a few unexpected guests. The funfair had returned, lighting up the horizon with its usual neon glow and soundtrack of excited screams, and, for reasons known only to themselves, a large group of classic Volkswagen Beetle enthusiasts had gathered nearby. All this made for a lively backdrop as telescopes began to appear across the grass. The fairground as a backdrop, as we set up scopes. Picture

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...

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

Our latest public solar viewing session at the Royal Observatory Greenwich took place on Sunday 24 August and went almost exactly as...

The mid-August solar viewing session at the Royal Observatory Greenwich took place on one of the hottest days of the year. By 10.15am, we...

As part of the Royal Observatory’s 350th anniversary celebrations, we hosted another public solar viewing session on Saturday 9 August....

After the disappointment of last week’s cancelled session, we decided to take a chance and go ahead with our planned solar viewing on...

Nine events planned so far this season – and nine successfully delivered. We’re beginning to wonder when our luck will run out. There was...

The forecast was a tricky one. Cloud cover looked stubborn for much of the morning, and deciding which day to run wasn’t easy. Saturday...

Our seventh successful solar session in a row – and it landed on Friday the 13th. Who said astronomers were superstitious? I arrived on...

We had a fantastic solar viewing session at the Royal Observatory Greenwich on Saturday 31 May, rounding off the season’s meteorological...

After a week of glorious weather, the forecast for Saturday 3 May  was less than ideal – but as it turned out, we couldn’t have asked for...

Despite a less-than-promising forecast, we went ahead with our planned solar viewing session at the Royal Observatory Greenwich on Good...

“I’m waiting on a sunny day, gonna chase the clouds away…” – as the Boss once sang, and how true that felt for our second solar special...

What a way to kick off our 2025 solar observing season. Saturday morning’s partial solar eclipse  event at the Royal Observatory...

After what felt like an eternity without a public observing session – our last successful Blackheath event was all the way back on 12th...

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 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...

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