Introduction

The Observatory

If the weather permits there are observing sessions open to the public on a Friday evening.

Opening times and location details can be found on the Observatory page.

The observatory also opens on the first Sunday morning of the month from 10am until 1pm in support of Abbey Leys Farmers’ Market – again, weather permitting


Images of the month

We were able to open for our first public session for a long while on Friday 30th August. Here are a couple of the images taken with the upgraded equipment.

North American Nebula
(NGC 7000)

Perseus double cluster
(NGC 869 and NGC 884)


Meetings

HLCO holds meetings on the second Thursday of each month in St John’s church room (location details here). Talks in astronomy and space research are given by invited experts or members of the HLCO team themselves. A small charge is made for these events. See below for details of future meetings.

Upcoming HLCO Meetings

  • November 14th 2024

    From the Rainbow’s end to Armageddon, our relationship with Messier 31.

    Mark Holmes will describe just how long our relationship with M31 has been and, hopefully, how long it will last. He will also outline the key role that M31 has played in the development of our understanding of our place in the Universe.