Observatory Visit

Members of the Environment and Technology Group visited the headquarters of the Hampshire Astronomical Group at its Clanfield Observatory on Thurs 16th Dec.

Such a blizzard swept the hilltop on our arrival that Ernest Shakelton himself might have greeted us at the observatory workshop.

We admired the 24" reflecting telescope and its mechanism in its unheated dome until our feet froze solid and then back in the lecture room enjoyed a guided tour round the Universe and the Solar System led by David Harris.

A memorable and worthwhile visit.