Cutty Sark Research and Enquiries
How can I access the Cutty Sark collections and archives?
Partnerships with other museums and conservation institutions
How we collaborate with conservators from museums and institutions around the world.
Research guide
Research guide D: RMS Titanic
How to use the collections and Library of the National Maritime Museum to find out more about the history of the Titanic
Learning resource
Where does space begin?
Have you ever wondered how far away space is; how far are the different things you see above your head?
Learning resource
Stellar Sat Nav
In this classroom activity, students will use bearings to plot constellations. They are then asked to think about what they represent.
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Stars and the H-R Diagram
Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers explain how stars can be categorised and their evolution studied by tracking their movement across a very important graph in stellar evolution - the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.
Learning resource
Rotational Period of the Sun
A classroom activity in which students learn how the rotation of the Sun can be measured through Doppler-shifted emission lines and estimate the errors associated with this measurement.
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Make a star scope
Make your own constellations and asterisms with our star scope!