Derby and District Astronomical Society
The Re-Opening of the Flamsteed Observatory
19th August 1996
The original 12 inch telescope of the Flamsteed Observatory was of open frame design and sat in a massive concrete horseshoe mount. Due to problems which developed with this mount this telescope was replaced in the summer of 1996 by a 10 inch Newtonian reflector built by Rod Tippet. Originally constructed by Rod in 1986 this telescope was also of an open frame design. This instrument also had a 3 inch refracting telescope with a CCD camera attached to it. The re-furbished Observatory was officially re-opened on Monday August 19, 1996 on the 350th Anniversary of the birth of John Flamsteed. Mr Alan Heath, local astronomer and former Director of the British Astronomical Association's Saturn Section, conducted the re-opening ceremony.
| Left to right: Mike Dumelow, Rod Tippet and Alan Heath at the re-opening of the Flamsteed Observatory by Alan on the 19th August 1996. Image Credit: Alan Heath. |
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| The newly refurbished Flamsteed Observatory at its re-opening on the 19th August 1996. Image Credit: Alan Heath. |
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