The Institute of Astronomy is the largest of the three astronomy departments in the University of Cambridge, and one of the largest astronomy sites in the United Kingdom. Around 180 academics, postdoc
Institute of Astronomy Observatory Building, housing the library
Institute of Astronomy Hoyle Building in the evening
Observatory buildings containing the Northumberland Telescope (left) and Thorrowgood Telescope (right) at the Institute of Astronomy of the University of Cambridge. Covered structures in the foreground are mounts for portable telescopes.
The 36-inch telescope being used for the 2011 Cambridge Astronomy Association Introduction to Astronomy course.
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Cambridge Observatory is an astronomical observatory at the University of Cambridge in the East of England. It was established in 1823 and is now part of the site of the Institute of Astronomy. The ol
Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge
…The institute was formed in 1972 from the amalgamation of earlier institutions: The University Observatory, founded in 1823. Its Cambridge Observatory building now houses offices and the department library. The Solar Physics Observatory, which started in Cambridge in 1912. The building was partly…
This dome contains a 36 inch diameter reflector telescope
This doric portico is the main entrance to the Cambridge Observatory building