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    Cutty Sark Open daily 10am-6pm Last entry 5.15pm Adult: £18 | Child: £9 Members go free
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    National Maritime Museum Open daily 10am-5pm Last entry 4.15pm Free entry Booking recommended
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    Queen's House Open daily 10am-5pm Last entry 4.15pm Free entry Booking recommended
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    Royal Observatory Open daily 10am-7pm Last entry 6pm Adult: £18 | Child: £9 Members go free
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    Partial solar eclipse 2026 LIVE Watch back the Royal Observatory Greenwich's live stream of the 90%+ partial solar eclipse visible from the UK and Ireland
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    Cutty Sark Rig Climb Experience life at sea and climb the rigging of one of London's true icons
    National Maritime Museum Family fun
    Astronomers Take Over This brand-new interactive gallery gives curious minds aged 4 to 104 the space to play, learn and explore!
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    How to see the 12 August 2026 partial solar eclipse Learn more about the best solar eclipse visible from the UK and Ireland so far this century, when around 90-96% of the Sun will be covered by the Moon
    ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2026 shortlist Discover a selection of the breathtaking images shortlisted in the global astrophotography competition
    Making Waves: Dr Dawn Wright Oceanographer and chief scientist Dr Dawn Wright on diving to the deepest part of the ocean – and why we need to stand up for our blue planet
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    Caird Library Visit the world's largest maritime library and archive collection at the National Maritime Museum
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Faces of a Queen
See the Armada Portraits of Elizabeth I together for the very first time
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Trinity Laban Contemporary Music Group: The Daryl Runswick Competition Final
An evening championing new works by up-and-coming composers
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Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2021 winners revealed
See the spectacular winning images from Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2021
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Teaching resources and video: history of the Royal Observatory Greenwich
Why does the Royal Observatory have the Prime Meridian? How long has the site been here? And why does the Observatory exist at all? To answer all these questions, and more, join Royal Observatory astronomers and curators and explore the history of the Royal Observatory Greenwich! 
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How do we know how old the Sun is?
ROG astronomer Brendan explains how we determine the age of our Solar System from space rocks and how we can work out how long the Sun has left before it engulfs the inner planets.
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What Makes the Universe Colourful?
Our Universe is a facinating and beautiful place. Join the Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers as they head off on a voyage of discovery to find out just what it is that makes it so colourful.
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What is Gravity?
From Newton’s longstanding ideas to Einstein’s revolutionary theories, Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers explain how our understanding of gravity has changed from looking at how gravity affects us in our daily lives and how it governs what we observe in space.
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What’s inside a black hole?
Royal Observatory astronomer Rad explains where black holes come from, how we know they’re there and the strange effects they have on surrounding matter. 
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