Solar Eclipse, 12th August 2026, Purley

South London Astronomical Society, brings to you an opportunity to view the 2026 Solar Eclipse, with eclipse glasses to borrow, 3 specialist telescopes, and a local astronomer to talk to. Only £10 per family.

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Telescope Library

Hire for 2 weeks at a ridiculous low price of £10

Collect and return from Morris Observatory in Sanderstead

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CREST Awards issued by the British Science Foundation

Gold Awards for 16 to 17 year olds

Children will build an electronic recycling bin that automatically sorts plastic, paper, metal, and food waste.

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Silver Awards for 14 to 15 year olds

Children will build an electronic medical aid for Parkinsons patients to help with their gait freezing.

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Bronze Awards for 11 to 13 year olds

Children will research and build an electronic pill-box that will remind elderly at medicine time.

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Superstar Awards for 7 to 10 year olds

Children will perform 6 science experiments during this day long session.

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The Morris Observatory

Located on Limpsfield Road at the highest point in Sanderstead, the Morris observatory features 2 piers with SkyWatcher EQ6 mounts. Mounted on them are a Celestron 9.25 Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope for planetary imaging/viewing, and a Skywatcher 72 ED Apochromatic Refractor telescope for deep sky imaging. Visits are by booking only on specific days - Book observatory event .

Celestron 9.25 for visual

Visual on a short refractor

Skywatcher ED72

Skywatcher Mak 90

Previous events

Solar Eclipse 2025

Planetary Alignment 2025

Lunar Eclipse 2025

Winter Jewels 2025