Observatories · London
British observatories: a tour of the heavens
Royal Greenwich, Jodrell Bank, Armagh and the dark-sky retreats.
Britain's observatories range from the Royal Observatory Greenwich (where the Prime Meridian is) to Jodrell Bank's Lovell Telescope (still the third-largest steerable radio dish in the world). Most are open to the public; several run public observing nights when weather and moonphase permit.
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