Openings

A visit to the Observatory will normally take about 2 hours - longer for an evening visit if the sky is clear enough for the telescopes to be in use.

It consists of a planetarium presentation, a tour of the exhibition area and the telescope domes and possibly a demonstration of the radio station and/or weather satellite reception.

Please find the time and dates in the table below:





Date
2010
Afternoon
2.30 pm 		Evening
7.30 pm
09 Jan Sat   POSTPONED: open: The Winter Night Sky
16 Jan Sat   open: Mars at Opposition
23 Jan Sat   open
26 Jan Tue   Earth Moon Earth Operation
by Chris Bartram
06 Feb Sat   open: The Winter Night Sky
17 Feb Wed open  
20 Feb Sat   open: Superstars!
27 Feb Sat
Touch the Stars 2.30pm to 5pm
10 Mar Wed open  
13 Mar Sat   open: The Spring Constellations
24 Mar Wed   open: Saturn at Opposition
03 Apr Sat   open: Mercury & Venus
14 Apr Wed open  
17 Apr Sat   open: How far can we see?
24 Apr Sat   open: Spring Moon Watch
22 May Sat   open
02 Jun Wed open  
19 Jun Sat   open
17 Jul Sat   open: The First Quarter Moon
21 Jul Wed open  
22 Jul Thu   open
28 Jul Wed open  
29 Jul Thu   open
04 Aug Wed open  
07 Aug Sat
South West Astronomy Fair 9.00am - 6.00pm
11 Aug Wed open  
12 Aug Thu   open: Perseid Meteor Watch
14 Aug Sat   open
18 Aug Wed open  
19 Aug Thu   open
21 Aug Sat   open
25 Aug Wed open  
26 Aug Thu   open
28 Aug Sat
Touch the Stars 2.30pm to 5pm
01 Sep Wed open  
02 Sep Thu   open
04 Sep Sat   BAA Out-of-Town Meeting
08 Sep Wed open  
09 Sep Thu   open
11 Sep Sat   open: Observing Comets
15 Sep Wed open  
16 Sep Thu   open: Autumn Moon Watch
18 Sep Sat   open
22 Sep Wed open  
23 Sep Thu   open
25 Sep Sat   open: Jupiter at Opposition
29 Sep Wed open  
09 Oct Sat   open: Andromeda & Her Galaxies
16 Oct Sat   open: Autumn Moon Watch
13 Nov Sat   open
14 Dec Tue   open: Geminids Meteor Watch