Come down to the Edinburgh's Royal Observatory Open Day and observe the Sun safely with us. ☀️🔭

Well done for getting it all working. Delighted to be part of this.

Scotland's Sky in October 2024 from Alan Pickup is now on our website astronomyedinburgh.org/2024/09/30/sco…

The story continues - one of Piazzi Smyth's more "colourful" interests was in Pyramidology, not something universally welcomed. #histsci astronomyedinburgh.org/2024/10/03/10-…

This year's #DoorsOpenDays was another big success with over 2,700 people visiting Edinburgh's Royal Observatory over the weekend. 🎈🎊 A fantastic opportunity to engage with the public on astronomy, engineering and science. ✨🛠️🔬 Find out more 👉 ukatc.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/Royal-Ob…

Well done to Dan Arnold and all involved in putting this scale model of the solar system together. dirleton.solar

Could be your perfect half-term trip next week. Discover the planets and learn about the night sky as you walk through beautiful East Lothian with this new walkable and wheelable scale model of our Solar System at Dirleton Solar Walk. astronomyedinburgh.org/2024/10/08/vis…

This aurora has a "get your kids out of bed to see it" rating. So good! Don't miss it.

Part 11 - A Gold Medal was the reward for Piazzi Smyth's skill and precision, not his views on Pyramidology. #histsci astronomyedinburgh.org/2024/10/12/11-…

We are 100 years old today! 🔭🎉

We love this! Dirleton Solar Walk is a scale model of the solar system installed on a section of The John Muir Way. Discover the planets and learn about the night sky as you walk, cycle or wheel between Dirleton village & Archerfield Walled Garden. More: dirleton.solar

No description of Piazzi Smyth’s researches would be complete without mention of the Apex of the Sun’s motion. The development of astronomy in Edinburgh Part 13 astronomyedinburgh.org/2024/10/25/13-…

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