Design concept by Yuval Rochman · fictional observatory · back to portfolio

See Saturn with your own eyes this Friday.

A public observatory run by volunteers. Ninety minutes, a 40 cm telescope and someone who can tell you what you are looking at.

Open evenings

Each evening is capped at 24 guests so everyone gets time at the eyepiece. Cancelled for free if the sky is cloudy.

For schools and groups

Lessons built with physics teachers, matched to the curriculum.

Ages 8–12

How big is space, really?

A scale model of the solar system walked across the hill.

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Ages 13–16

Light, lenses and telescopes

Build a simple refractor, then use the real one.

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Ages 16+

Measuring a star's distance

Parallax with real observation data from our telescope.

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Visit

Dress warmly: the dome is not heated. Arrive 10 minutes early so your eyes adapt to the dark.

Open
Fridays from 20:00, Sept–April
Where
Top of Halley Hill, 10 min walk from the bus stop
Access
Step-free viewing platform, ramp to the dome
Cloudy?
We email by 17:00 and refund automatically