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Astronomy Photographer of the Year

 
 

THIS ARCHIVED EVENT ENDED ON THE 10TH JANUARY 2010

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Dates:
10th September 2009 until 10th January 2010
 
OPENING TIMES
Mon to Sun 10am-5pm, last admission 4.30pm | Closed 24-26 Dec
 

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Astronomy Photographer of the YearThe exhibition of winning entries from the first ever Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition takes place, appropriately, at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich - home to London's only planetarium. The competition is part of the International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009), a year-long global celebration of astronomy taking place across 140 countries worldwide. The photography competition, launched in February, is free to enter and the winner stands to gain ?1,000. This exhibition shows the winning entries as well as all photographers who contributed to the Astronomy Photographer of the Year group on Flickr. To view the entries online go to www.flickr.com/groups/astrophoto

COMPETITION:
Photographers can enter online by visiting www.nmm.ac.uk/astrophoto

CATEGORIES:
* Earth and Space
* Our Solar System
* Deep Space
* Special award for young astronomers (under 16)

Entrants to the three categories may submit five photographs to the competition and five per month to Astronomy Photographer of the Year group on Flickr. Entries close on Sunday 19th July 2009.
 

About Royal Observatory Greenwich

This museum of time and space was built by Sir Christopher Wren in 1675. It marks the site of the Greenwich or Prime Meridian - the base point for World Time and the site of Longitude 0. If you time it right, you can watch the timeball drop at 13:00 each day. More about Royal Observatory Greenwich

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Royal Observatory Greenwich events

 
Meet The Neighbours (Over 5s)Meet The Neighbours (Over 5s)A live show about the Solar System.28th May 2012Monday 28th May 2012 Where:
Royal Observatory Greenwich,   National Maritime Museum  Greenwich    SE10 9NF
Category: event
 
event  Running until Monday 28th May 2012
TIMES  Monday 28th May 2012 at 12.45pm and 1.45pm  PRICING  £6.50, child/concs £4.50, family £17.50, mems Free
A live show about the Solar System.
Meet The Neighbours (Over 5s)
Space Safari (Under 7s)Space Safari (Under 7s)A live, interactive planetarium show.29th May 2012Tuesday 29th May 2012 Where:
Royal Observatory Greenwich,   National Maritime Museum  Greenwich    SE10 9NF
Category: event
 
event  Running until Tuesday 29th May 2012
TIMES  Tuesday 22nd May and Tuesday 29th May 2012 at 12.45pm and 1.45pm  PRICING  £6.50, child/concs £4.50, family £17.50, mems Free
A live, interactive planetarium show.
Space Safari (Under 7s)
Meet The Neighbours (Over 5s)Meet The Neighbours (Over 5s)A live show about the Solar System.23rd May 2012Wednesday 30th May 2012 Where:
Royal Observatory Greenwich,   National Maritime Museum  Greenwich    SE10 9NF
Category: event
 
event  Running until Wednesday 30th May 2012
TIMES  Wednesday 23rd May and Wednesday 30th May 2012 at 12.45pm and 1.45pm  PRICING  £6.50, child/concs £4.50, family £17.50, mems Free
A live show about the Solar System.
Meet The Neighbours (Over 5s)
Saturday Space Explorers: Workshop (Over 5s)Saturday Space Explorers: Workshop (Over 5s)Learn about finding planets and predicting the moon's phases.28th May 2012Monday 28th May 2012 Where:
Royal Observatory Greenwich,   National Maritime Museum  Greenwich    SE10 9NF
Category: event
 
event  Monday 28th May 2012
TIMES  Monday 28th May 2012 at 2pm, 2.30pm, 3pm, 3.30pm and 4pm  PRICING  Free
Learn about finding planets and predicting the moon's phases.
Saturday Space Explorers: Workshop (Over 5s)
Meet The Neighbours (Over 5s)Meet The Neighbours (Over 5s)A live show about the Solar System.4th June 2012Monday 25th June 2012 Where:
Royal Observatory Greenwich,   National Maritime Museum  Greenwich    SE10 9NF
Category: event
 
event  Running from Monday 4th June 2012 until Monday 25th June 2012
TIMES  4th Jun, 11th Jun, 18th Jun and 25th Jun 2012 at 12.45pm and 1.45pm  PRICING  £6.50, child/concs £4.50, family £17.50, mems Free
A live show about the Solar System.
Meet The Neighbours (Over 5s)
Space Safari (Under 7s)Space Safari (Under 7s)A live, interactive planetarium show.5th June 2012Tuesday 26th June 2012 Where:
Royal Observatory Greenwich,   National Maritime Museum  Greenwich    SE10 9NF
Category: event
 
event  Running from Tuesday 5th June 2012 until Tuesday 26th June 2012
TIMES  5th Jun, 12th Jun, 19th Jun and 26th Jun 2012 at 12.45pm and 1.45pm  PRICING  £6.50, child/concs £4.50, family £17.50, mems Free
A live, interactive planetarium show.
Space Safari (Under 7s)
Meet The Neighbours (Over 5s)Meet The Neighbours (Over 5s)A live show about the Solar System.6th June 2012Wednesday 27th June 2012 Where:
Royal Observatory Greenwich,   National Maritime Museum  Greenwich    SE10 9NF
Category: event
 
event  Running from Wednesday 6th June 2012 until Wednesday 27th June 2012
TIMES  6th Jun, 13th Jun, 20th Jun and 27th Jun 2012 at 12.45pm and 1.45pm  PRICING  £6.50, child/concs £4.50, family £17.50, mems Free
A live show about the Solar System.
Meet The Neighbours (Over 5s)
Meet The Neighbours (Over 5s)Meet The Neighbours (Over 5s)A live show about the Solar System.2nd July 2012Monday 30th July 2012 Where:
Royal Observatory Greenwich,   National Maritime Museum  Greenwich    SE10 9NF
Category: event
 
event  Running from Monday 2nd July 2012 until Monday 30th July 2012
TIMES  2nd Jul, 9th Jul, 16th Jul, 23rd Jul and 30th Jul 2012 - Various Times  PRICING  £6.50, child/concs £4.50, family £17.50, mems Free
A live show about the Solar System.
Space Safari (Under 7s)Space Safari (Under 7s)A live, interactive planetarium show.3rd July 2012Tuesday 31st July 2012 Where:
Royal Observatory Greenwich,   National Maritime Museum  Greenwich    SE10 9NF
Category: event
 
event  Running from Tuesday 3rd July 2012 until Tuesday 31st July 2012
TIMES  3rd Jul, 10th Jul, 17th Jul, 24th Jul and 31st Jul 2012 - Various Times  PRICING  £6.50, child/concs £4.50, family £17.50, mems Free
A live, interactive planetarium show.
Meet The Neighbours (Over 5s)Meet The Neighbours (Over 5s)A live show about the Solar System.4th July 2012Wednesday 25th July 2012 Where:
Royal Observatory Greenwich,   National Maritime Museum  Greenwich    SE10 9NF
Category: event
 
event  Running from Wednesday 4th July 2012 until Wednesday 25th July 2012
TIMES  4th Jul, 11th Jul, 18th Jul and 25th Jul 2012 at 12.45pm and 1.45pm  PRICING  £6.50, child/concs £4.50, family £17.50, mems Free
A live show about the Solar System.
 
 

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Royal River: Power, Pageantry and the Thames
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The Space 1.17 miles from Royal Observatory Greenwich

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The O2 Bubble 1.35 miles from Royal Observatory Greenwich

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The British Music Experience
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