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Entries for Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2015 close on 16 April and it looks like it's going to be another amazing year. If you want to get involved and need some last minute inspiration, we've been catching up with the winners of the 2014 competition. Today Julie Fletcher talks about her beautiful image 'Lost Souls'.

On the 'Tween Deck of Cutty Sark, the Star of India is displayed - a carved wooden emblem originally fitted to the stern of the ship and once owned by John Willis, Cutty Sark's owner.

2019 will see the Cutty Sark celebrate her 150th Birthday. Traditionally, during periods of celebration, ships are dressed overall by stringing international signal flags from masthead to masthead as a form of decoration. Following this tradition the Cutty Sark have commissioned a series of new signal flags to dress the ship in her 150th year.

Cutty Sark had two bells on board - a 50lb bell with the ship's name engraved on to it, which was located on the monkey foc's'le (the raised deck at the bow) and a smaller bell on the poop deck, at the stern.

We're introducing you to the crew here at Cutty Sark. Today we meet Doris Mieschbuehler, our Events Account Executive.

Richard Doughty, Director of Cutty Sark, gives his insights.

On 22 November, Cutty Sark celebrates the 146th anniversary of her launch. Originally designed to last just 30 years, Cutty Sark has survived nearly five times her life expectancy thanks to her world-wide success, fame and beauty.

The crew of Cutty Sark would each have a small chest or bag in their cabin, in which they kept all their belongings while on board, except the clothes they was wearing.