Fully-operational astronomical observatory with history of astronomy and astronomers of York and Yorkshire.
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Adult
Free Admission
The York Observatory, situated in Museum Gardens in the centre of York, is a fully-operational astronomical observatory with history of astronomy and astronomers of York and Yorkshire.
The octagonal stone observatory was built between 1832 - 1833 and may have been designed by J Smeaton who designed the Eddystone Lighthouse. The 4.5 telescope, originally built by Thomas Cooke of York in 1850, was installed in 1981 when the observatory was restored.
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