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Lunar eclipse guide: When and where to see in the UK
Find out what a lunar eclipse is and when the next total lunar eclipse in the UK will occur
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Halloween on board Cutty Sark
For many of us, Halloween offers a chance to embrace our fascination with fear. But for the crew of Cutty Sark, every day of the year could hold deadly threat...
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Solar eclipses explained
Find out everything you wanted to know about partial and total solar eclipses, including when to see them in the UK
Getting to Royal Museums Greenwich
Travel information for the National Maritime Museum, Royal Observatory Greenwich, Cutty Sark and Queen's House
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What happened to the crew of Erebus and Terror?
Sir John Franklin's final voyage in 1845 in HMS Erebus and HMS Terror became the worst disaster in the history of British polar exploration
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Ghost ships
Delve into several hair-raising tales from our collection
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The mystery of the Mary Celeste
A brigantine found abandoned in the middle of the Atlantic, its crew never seen again... discover the enduring maritime mystery of the Mary Celeste
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Photographing a natural optical illusion
Meet Marcella Giulia Pace, who won the Our Moon category of the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2025 competition with her unique image of a natural optical spectacle
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‘A very good library’
This month we investigate the history of the old library at the Royal Observatory and discover some of its astronomical treasures which are today in the Airy Collection of the Caird Library and Archive.
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Sea creatures: real and imagined
See this beautiful banner created by Willow Dene School, inspired by maps and monsters in the National Maritime Museum