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Cloud, Clear Skies and a Crowd-Pleaser Finish: Solar Viewing at the ROG - 3 May 2025
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...

Mike Meynell
May 32 min read
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A Glimpse of the Sun on Good Friday - Solar Viewing at the ROG: 18 April 2025
Despite a less-than-promising forecast, we went ahead with our planned solar viewing session at the Royal Observatory Greenwich on Good...

Mike Meynell
Apr 181 min read
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Fun, Clouds and a Splash of Sun – Solar Observing at the ROG for Annie Maunder Day: 14 April 2025
“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...

Simon Hurst
Apr 142 min read
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Partial Solar Eclipse and Evening Skies – Observing Weekend, 29/30 March 2025
What a way to kick off our 2025 solar observing season. Saturday morning’s partial solar eclipse event at the Royal Observatory...

Mike Meynell
Mar 304 min read
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Flamsteed Solar "Wrap" Party - 5th September 2024
You’ve heard of Oscar wrap parties - well, get ready to strap in and set your inertial compensators to full! To celebrate an amazing...

Simon Hurst
Sep 5, 20241 min read
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The Clouds Strike Back: Final Solar Viewing of the Season – 31st August 2024
After three successful solar viewing sessions in a row this August, we were clearly due for a weather-disrupted one - and, naturally, the...

Mike Meynell
Aug 31, 20242 min read
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Spot On: Teamwork Shines Through: Public Solar Viewing, 23rd August 2024
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...

Mike Meynell
Aug 23, 20242 min read
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Clear Skies and Solar Spectacles: Public Solar Viewing, 17 August 2024
We had another hugely successful solar viewing session on Saturday 17th August, with around 650 visitors taking the opportunity to...

Mike Meynell
Aug 17, 20241 min read
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Crazy for the Sun: Public Solar Viewing - 9 August, 2024
“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...

Simon Hurst
Aug 9, 20242 min read
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Friends Reunited Under the Sun: A Bright Day at Greenwich - 23rd June 2024
Our solar viewing session at the Royal Observatory Greenwich on Sunday 23rd June was a hit, and not just because of the sunshine! With...

Mike Meynell
Jun 23, 20241 min read
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Sunshine and Clouds: Public Solar Viewing - 25th May 2024
The Flamsteed volunteers set up their telescopes on Saturday, 25th May, for our public solar viewing event. Despite an overcast day at...

Manish Patel
Jun 1, 20241 min read
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A Day of Solar Wonders: From Sunspots to the Aurora – 10th May 2024
The Flamsteed Astronomy Society kicked off its 2024 solar viewing season in spectacular fashion at the Royal Observatory Greenwich. On a...

Mike Meynell
May 10, 20243 min read
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