Elegant Observatory August 18, 2008
Posted by astroed in Astronomy, Physics.Tags: observatory, Parkes, telescope
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Today’s Guardian has an article about a wonderful new observatory in England of all places. The article isn’t in the science section but rather in the architecture section. The observatory in question is the Keildor Observatory in Northumberland. This is a wonderful new building; 20 inch and 14 inch telescopes, a viewing platform and a warm room for those chilly winter nights are powered by a combination of wind and solar sources linked to batteries. A compost toilet provides the other essential.
The observatory appears different from the traditional dome or slide-off roof of smaller observatories. It looks positively Scandinavian with it rectangular, wooden structure. I’d love to visit it in the future.
The Guardian article also mentions five other stunning observatories – fortunately our own Parkes radio telescope is among them.
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