Last week we went to visit the Greenwich royal observatory and saw an amazing 4.5 billion year old rock. I've been getting into astrophotography recently and where better to visit than one of the oldest observatories in England.
This post however is about the landscape observable from the top of Observation Hill.
The weather has been very hot recently and the grassland in the valley below is scorched.
Canary wharf in the distance
London sits in the Thames valley. The River Thames is still in use today as can be seen by this Cruise ship making it's way upstream. To the left of this photo below you can see the Shard tower at 310 metres it is the tallest building in London.
Cruise ship on the Thames
The Millennium dome below was built to celebrate the advent of the year 2000. It cost £700 million and was paid for by the British taxpayer. It was a commercial failure until it was sold for £1 to an American billionaire. It then became a huge success? Go figure!
Below the scorched grasslands of observation hill look totally parched. Canary wharf in the distance.
The views from Observation Hill, Greenwich
It was a great day out for the family and we had a lot of fun wandering about the place. If you are interested in astronomy or astrophotography then follow my progress on my journey into this fascinating subject. I'm just beginning and it's brilliant.
From analog to digital astronomy
Canon 70D camera and lens settings for astrophotography
Starry Night
Astrophotography on no budget
It's full of stars
I found a whole galaxy
Perseid Meteor Shower
Moon and Saturn
Turning the night time into day
My camera gear
EOS Canon 70D
Sigma 30 mm
Sigma 20 mm
Pixel Shutter Cable Release
Travel tripod