Hamilton Astronomical Society Observatory
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Hamilton Astronomical Society's observatory
is located next to the Hamilton Zoo in Brymer Road to the west of Hamilton
City, New Zealand
. The Hamilton Astronomical Society was founded in 1933 and is one of New Zealand's oldest astronomical societies.
The observatory instruments include two radio telescopes (32'/10m and 26'/8m diameter), and a range of optical instruments, including one 24" Classical cassegrain telescope, a 14" and 8" Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, and one 12" Dobsonian telescope
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The observatory is open to the public on the first and third Wednesday of every month at 7:30pm (8:30pm during daylight savings).
Observatory
An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geology, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed...
is located next to the Hamilton Zoo in Brymer Road to the west of Hamilton
Hamilton, New Zealand
Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...
City, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The Hamilton Astronomical Society was founded in 1933 and is one of New Zealand's oldest astronomical societies.
The observatory instruments include two radio telescopes (32'/10m and 26'/8m diameter), and a range of optical instruments, including one 24" Classical cassegrain telescope, a 14" and 8" Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, and one 12" Dobsonian telescope
Dobsonian telescope
A Dobsonian telescope is an alt-azimuth mounted newtonian telescope design popularized by the amateur astronomer John Dobson starting in the 1960s. Dobson's telescopes featured a simplified mechanical design that was easy to manufacture from readily available components to create a large, portable,...
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The observatory is open to the public on the first and third Wednesday of every month at 7:30pm (8:30pm during daylight savings).