STAR GAZING at the Isle of Thorns
The new University Observatory was opened at the Isle
of Thorns conference centre on Saturday 21 September, to mark the
beginning of National Astronomy Week. The observatory contains a 45-cm
reflecting telescope, shown here, 
which will be used for teaching
and research, and also by local school groups and amateur astronomers.
The telescope was named the Harold Robin Telescope, after its builder
and former owner, a retired radio engineer who attended the ceremony.
The official opening was performed by Professor Alec Boksenberg,
formerly Director of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, pictured here
with Professor Gordon Conway, the Vice-Chancellor.
