Pop along to the Cathedral to learn the story behind each individual square - AND see if you can spot the hidden minion on the quilt!

It's been an absolutely fantastic week at Orkney Science Fest! And Magnus Santiago has been a wonderful venue for the #RASquilt

We have loved hosting the Bicentennial Quilt with Magnus Santiago ! From the public, to school visits, to festival go-ers, so many exciting conversations have been sparked on both astronomy and craft! Thanks ever so much Royal Astronomical Society! ☄️🪐🚀🛰️🫶

It's not quite Aladdin's Magic Carpet, but our Bicentennial Quilt has been doing its best impersonation this past week. The patchwork creation, designed to celebrate the Royal Astronomical Society's 200th anniversary in 2020, traversed the length of the UK for an appearance at Orkney Science Fest.

Exciting news! The new season of the Royal Astronomical Society's Public Talks is almost upon us. We can now reveal that the first speaker will be visual artist and author Anna Von Mertens...

#OTD 235 years ago: 17 September 1789, Sir William #Herschel discovered #Saturn's 🪐 moon #Mimas 🌑, 7th largest natural satellite of the planet Herschel Museum ESA Science (Pic: NASA/JPL) 🔗 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimas#Dis…

John Goodricke was born #OnThisDay in 1764. This fine pastel portrait of him has been on display in Burlington House since it was given to the Royal Astronomical Society in 1912 ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1912MNRAS.…

Have you heard of Steve? 🧐 It's a rare, breathtaking celestial display spotted across the UK recently. While it might look like the Northern Lights, Steve is something entirely different.

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Do you know an outstanding woman astronomer working in the UK? 🔭👩‍🔬 We are now welcoming nominations for the Caroline Herschel Medal 2025, jointly awarded by the Royal Astronomical Society and German Astronomical Society.

Have you booked your place for Library Treasures: Unexpected Worlds on Thursday 24 October? To find more information and book your place, visit our website: herefordcathedral.org/news/library-t…

Sometimes the night sky is full of surprises. Take the sky over Lindis Pass, South Island, New Zealand one-night last week. Instead of a typically calm night sky filled with constant stars, a busy and dynamic night sky appeared. Suddenly visible were pervasive red aurora, green

Great to take part in #HistDay24 alongside many other specialist libraries and archives at Senate House today - we've had many interesting discussions with researchers about our collections.

The Troughton equatorial telescope was designed in 1789 and was installed at Armagh Observatory in 1795. Amazing survival; it’s thought to be the oldest in the world that remains set in its original dome. Also very difficult to photo well in the confined space! 📸 own

This morning, In Our Time will be about the Antikythera Mechanism, featuring Liba Taub, Mike Edmunds and Jo March ant bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Want to hear about the world's oldest "computer"? The Royal Astronomical Society's former president Professor Mike Edmunds is on BBC Radio 4's In Our Time talking about the Antikythera Mechanism. The 2,000-year-old device is thought to have been used to predict solar and lunar eclipses...

RAS Library Was great, coincidentally just back from the Highlands presenting on the same topic.

Tonight we're hosting a behind-the-scenes tour of the Royal Astronomical Society, titled 'A Tale of Two Transits' ✨ The event is sold out, but those lucky enough to get tickets will be shown original documents and photos relating to the main celestial event of 1874 – the Transit of Venus.

Still time to see our co-curated Major Lunar Standstill display at the Stonehenge visitor centre until 31 December. #archaeology 📸 own english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/s…