Derby and District Astronomical Society
DDAS Visit to the University of London Observatory, Mill Hill, London
21st September 1991
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On the 21st September 1991, a group of DDAS members visited the University of London Observatory (ULO) in Mill Hill, London. They were shown around the facility by PhD student (and DDAS member) Mike Lancaster. The University of London Observatory is an outstation of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at University College London (UCL). At the time Mike was working in UCL's Planetary Surfaces Group, which was then based at the Observatory Annexe. |
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Mike Lancaster (very edge of frame at right) shows DDAS members Steve Parkins and John Holmes the 6 inch Cooke refractor at the University of London Observatory. This equatorially mounted and weight driven refractor, known as the Joynson Telescope, was built in 1863 by the renowned telescope maker Thomas Cooke. Photo Credit: Mike Dumelow.
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DDAS member Arthur Tristram inside the dome of the Radcliffe Telescope, which consists of twin 24-inch and 18-inch refractors built in 1901 by Grubb of Dublin. Photo Credit: Arthur Tristram/Dave Maynard.
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Inside the dome of the 24-inch Allen Telescope. Photo Credit: Arthur Tristram/Dave Maynard.
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The dome of the 24-inch Allen Telescope is in the foreground of this view of the University of London Observatory, while the dome of the Radcliffe Telescope is in the background. Photo Credit: Arthur Tristram/Dave Maynard.
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