After the separation of the two offices the position of Astronomer Royal has been largely honorary, though he remains available to advise the Sovereign on astronomical and related scientific matters, and the office is of great prestige.

Astronomer Phil Plait takes a similar attitude in his " Bad Astronomy " website, a regular feature of which is reviews discussing the scientific mistakes in popular movies and TV shows.

Astronomer Phil Plait suggested this may be a case of using an overly precise figure to make the ISR seem more scientific than they actually are.

Rather than sit by and allow the sun to just destroy all of earth's life, political leaders ( most notably the President of the Eurasian Union, Miriam Grec ), and scientific leaders ( led by Siobhan McGorran, the Astronomer Royal ) decide to embark upon an ambitious plan to literally shield Earth from the worst effects of the storm.

* August 20 – Fred Hoyle, Astronomer and science fiction writer

There are two officers, the senior being the Astronomer Royal dating from 22 June 1675 ; the second is the Astronomer Royal for Scotland dating from 1834.

* Vita Hludovici Imperatoris, the main source for his reign, written c. 840 by an unknown author usually called " the Astronomer "

Eventually, he became Chief Astronomer, Prefect of the Majors for Official Carriages, and then Palace Attendant at the imperial court.

He was promoted to Chief Astronomer for the Han court under Emperor An, serving his first term from 115 – 120 and his second under the succeeding emperor from 126 – 132.

As Astronomer Royal, Flamsteed spent some forty years observing and making meticulous records for his star catalogue, which would eventually triple the number of entries in Tycho Brahe's sky atlas.

At this time the king also created the position of Astronomer Royal ( initially filled by John Flamsteed ), to serve as the director of the observatory and to " apply himself with the most exact care and diligence to the rectifying of the tables of the motions of the heavens, and the places of the fixed stars, so as to find out the so much desired longitude of places for the perfecting of the art of navigation.

Charles Piazzi Smyth ( 3 January 1819 – 21 February 1900 ), was Astronomer Royal for Scotland from 1846 to 1888, well known for many innovations in astronomy and his pyramidological and metrological studies of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

In 1846 he was appointed Astronomer Royal for Scotland, based at the Calton Hill Observatory in Edinburgh, and professor of astronomy in the University of Edinburgh.

* Eugenia Insigna Fisher, of the Euro-dominated Rotor Colony, Astronomer for the Far Probe project.

He left Madras for home, after ten years ' absence, early in 1753, but not before marrying Margaret Maskelyne, the sister of his friend Nevil Maskelyne who was afterwards well known as Astronomer Royal.

Aware that Cambridge Astronomer John Couch Adams had suggested that he had made similar predictions, on 9 July Airy entreated James Challis to undertake a systematic search in the hope of securing the triumph of discovery for Britain.

Though Airy was " abused most savagely both by English and French " for his failure to act on Adams's suggestions more promptly, there have also been claims that Adams's communications had been vague and dilatory and further that the search for a new planet was not the responsibility of the Astronomer Royal.

Astronomer Johannes Regiomontanus built astrolabes for Matthias Corvinus of Hungary.

Nestling just behind the Observatory is the garden of the former Astronomer Royal, a peaceful secluded space which is good for picnics and also sometimes used by theatre groups ( Midsummer Night's Dream, etc .).

Sir Frank Watson Dyson, KBE, FRS ( 8 January 1868 – 25 May 1939 ) was an English astronomer and Astronomer Royal who is remembered today largely for introducing time signals (" pips ") from Greenwich, England, and for the role he played in testing Einstein's theory of general relativity.

He was appointed Astronomer Royal for Scotland from 1905 to 1910, and Astronomer Royal ( and director of the Royal Greenwich Observatory ) from 1910 to 1933.

Thomas James Alan Henderson ( 28 December 1798 – 23 November 1844 ) was a Scottish astronomer noted for being the first person to measure the distance to Alpha Centauri, the major component of the nearest stellar system to Earth, and for being the first Astronomer Royal for Scotland.

In the meantime, his measurement work at the Cape had led him to be appointed the first Astronomer Royal for Scotland in 1834.

* September 18 – Great Comet of 1882: Her Majesty's Astronomer at the Cape, David Gill, reported watching the comet rise a few minutes before the Sun and described it as " The nucleus was then undoubtedly single, and certainly rather under than over 4 ″ in diameter ; in fact, as I have described it, it resembled very much a star of the 1st magnitude seen by daylight.

Her Majesty's Astronomer at the Cape, David Gill, reported watching the comet rise a few minutes before the Sun on 18 September, and described it as " The nucleus was then undoubtedly single, and certainly rather under than over 4 ″ in diameter ; in fact, as I have described it, it resembled very much a star of the 1st magnitude seen by daylight.

Astronomer Sir Patrick Moore has suggested that this in fact refers to another star which lies visually between Mizar and Alcor.

Astronomer Royal is a senior post in the Royal Households of the United Kingdom.

As Astronomer Royal he receives a stipend of 100 GBP per year and is a member of the Royal Household, under the general authority of the Lord Chamberlain.

* 1675 – John Flamsteed is appointed the first Astronomer Royal of England.

* December 30 – Astronomer Edwin Hubble announces that Andromeda, previously believed to be a nebula, is actually another galaxy, and that the Milky Way is only one of many such galaxies in the universe.

* Edmond Halley is appointed as Astronomer Royal.

There is a well-known painting by Johannes Vermeer titled The Geographer, which is often linked to Vermeer's The Astronomer.

The style is similar to that of two biographies of Louis the Pious: Vita Hludovici Imperatoris, written c. 840 by an unknown author usually called " the Astronomer ", and Vita Hludowici Imperatoris by Thegan of Trier.

* Ask an Astronomer: " What is a White Hole?

The approach is similar to that of the Bad Astronomer, who also uses films as a vehicle to teach science.

* The first Royal Astronomer of Ireland is appointed: the post is combined with the position of Director of the Dunsink Observatory in Dublin.

Airy is an impact crater on Mars, named in honor of the British Astronomer, Royal Sir George Biddell Airy ( 1801 – 1892 ).

* Edmond Halley is appointed as Astronomer Royal.

Astronomer Michael E. Brown, co-discoverer of Sedna and the dwarf planets,, and, believes it to be the most scientifically important trans-Neptunian object found to date, as understanding its unusual orbit is likely to yield valuable information about the origin and early evolution of the Solar System.

Dr. Seth Shostak is Senior Astronomer, and host of Are We Alone?

As Astronomer Royal, Pond was responsible for a substantial modernisation of the Observatory at Greenwich, extending from equipment improvements to new working practices.