Visit to the Mill Hill Observatory, north London

On Saturday 31 March, 2007, a group of us visited the University of London's Observatory at Mill Hill.

A full report of the trip will be posted soon. Meanwhile, here are some photos of the trip.

Jerry

The group photo!

The triple-dome building. Note the door-handles!

Inside the dome of the Radcliffe telescope

Simon ponders what he could do with a scope like this ...

We were treated to a guided tour by Makenzie Lystrup and Director Mike Dworetski

A lovely view of Venus above the main dome at dusk

The 8-inch Fry telescope from 1862

A photo of the moon taken by Jerry through the Fry refractor