Stargazing Live returns to Keele

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Posted on 07 January 2013

Keele Observatory again took part in BBC2's Stargazing Live campaign, opening its doors to the public on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday lunch- times and evenings.

Over 500 visitors were entertained by members of the Keele Observatory Support Team and Keele Astrophysics Group. While the weather was dreadful most of the time, including thick fog on the closing day, many visitors saw Jupiter through the massive 139-yr old refracting telescope, and on the unexpectedly clear Tuesday evening an array of other historic and modern telescopes were used to show the wonders of the night sky.

The "Stardome", located in the Sustainability Hub, was very popular, especially with the many children who loved the movies projected onto the inside of the inflated bubble. The events at Keele received coverage in The Sentinel and BBC Radio Stoke's Lamont Howie has become a regular visitor to the observatory.

The Observatory is open to the public all year long on Tuesday evening, 8-10pm, and Saturday afternoon, 1-3pm. See here for further details."

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