I’ve had a trawl through the auction site and there is very little there to excite any astronomers, sadly Yes, it does look like all the interesting ...

It just occurred to me: I’ve never seen Mercury I've spoken to many, quite experienced, observers who've never seen it, so you're not alone! To be h...

Hi Bill, By "maximum", I mean the point of maximum or greatest transit (the moment when Mercury passes closest to the centre of the Sun). Hope this ...

You may recall me speaking to you in June about joining Yes, I remember our email conversation. Glad that you've now decided to join. We've got you...

Hmmmm... that is a shame. Sounds like the collection is being broken up. I wonder if this means that Farthings will be sold? Had a feeling that thi...

Hi Les. Welcome to the Flamsteed! Don't worry about parking. Instructions will be sent to you soon, but essentially you can park directly in front of...

does the pic click through to a high-res we can use in the video? Yep, sorry... my fault. Full res picture link is here:

Now, here's a very different take on the lunar eclipse. A few people have commented to me on how different the eclipse looked to the eye in comparison...

Well this is the first time I have ever done any sort of collage and I really enjoyed the process Well, you've done it brilliantly, Tej. Really well ...

Here's another image sent in by Ted Teece - a composite view of the eclipse taken from his garden... great stuff.

that is the exact time of peak totality that I took that picture hence my question I've taken another look at your image and realise why I thought it...

OK, so it's not a Moon picture... but whilst the eclipse was going on, I thought I'd take my first look at Orion this season and got this image of the...

That's a beautiful image, Tej - and a great story... I do enjoy your narratives on how these images are created. Difficult to tell if darker skies wo...

the moon looked a bit reddish, but mostly quite greyish, like it had been wiped with a dirty rag Yes, it wasn't as red to the eye as it was via the c...