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Norman Lockyer Observatory



UNITED KINGDOM , , SIDMOUTH
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Norman Lockyer Observatory
Norman Lockyer Observatory
Norman Lockyer Observatory
Norman Lockyer Observatory


Type: Observatory
Opened in 1996

Address: Salcombe Hill Road - Sidmouth Devon EX10 0NY
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Email: enquiries@normanlockyer.org
Phone: +44 1395 579941

Website: https://normanlockyer.com/
Website 2: https://normanlockyer.com/the-observatory/planetarium/
     







60 seats











Dome of  8.0m




Technical
Optical system SPITZ : A3P

Facilities
Other: Removable seats
Observatory 6 domes:
190mm Lockyer refractor (1871)
305mm Kensington refractor (1881)
305mm McClean refractor (1897)
Siderostat

Operation

History
- 1935: Mond dome: astrographic camera (future planetarium dome)
- 1989: Mond dome reopened as a small planetarium (with GOTO?)
- 1996: 60 seats planetarium built
- 2005: Spitz (from Greenwich)
- 2020: closed (Covid)
- January 27, 2022: reopening


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Latitude: 50°41'16" N  -  Longitude: 3°13'09" W  -  Altitude: 172m
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