When it comes to telescopes, bigger has (almost) always been better. All through history, astronomers have realized that gathering more light meant seeing more and more interesting things. That is […]
The planet Uranus was discovered by William Herschel on 13 March 1781- the first planet to be discovered since ancient times. This talk will provide a top level overview of […]
Celebrating 30 years of the Hubble Space Telescope. UCL’s Your Universe outreach festival of Astronomy takes place on 6th (schools only) and 7th March (public). Meet scientists, try out telescopes […]
*** PLEASE NOTE : This will now be an online event. Regrettably all events at the RMS are still suspended until further notice. *** *** Members will receive an email […]
Friday 30 October 2020 at 20:00 – 21:30 GMT “A VIRTUAL TOUR OF MY HOME OBSERVATORY” – IAIN MELVILLE. Iain will take us on a tour of his observatory, including […]
Astronomical Instrumentation before the Telescope - Mike Leggett There were many astronomical instruments before the introduction of the astronomical telescope. After a brief historical introduction, Mike will talk about some […]
Our next monthly meeting will feature Astrophotographer of the Year - Martin Lewis. Join Martin to find out more about how he won, not one but two accolades in this […]
Our next monthly meeting will feature Nick Howes talking about how to solve the problem of Space Debris. Public awareness of the clutter and rubbish humankind is littering our planet […]
Orion European Service Module – Europe’s Contribution to the Artemis Programme by Siân Cleaver Talk Synopsis NASA’s Artemis programme will return astronauts to the Moon […]
Deep Sky Objects by Graham Marett More information on our Astronomy Events page The meeting will also include a news item of interest and a tour of the night sky. […]
The Centre for Planetary Sciences at UCL/Birkbeck is delighted to announce the third event in their Adventures in Planetary Science public engagement series 'The JUICE […]
Join us for our AGM & Members Images Meeting in the Cadogan House Hall at the Royal Masonic School for Girls, Rickmansworth. The Meeting will also include a BRING & […]