Observatory Visit

... Norman Lockyer Observatory Visit Introduction: The Norman Lockyer Observatory, based outside Sidmouth South Devon, is an historic working optical observatory and an educational centre for science, mainly concentrating in the fields of astronomy, meteorology, amateur radio and sciences of the coast and countryside. It is operated by The Norman Lockyer Observatory Society, a registered charity, and is staffed entirely by unpaid volunteers, many of whom are retired scientists. The Observatory was established in 1912 by Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer to continue his astronomical research when the South Kensington Observatory was closed. Now it provides a facility at which the general public and eccentrics alike may participate in projects and pursue recreational study of science in a practical way. The Hill Observatory was intended to continue research into the Sun's effect on the Earth's climate, and the spectral classification of stars. By 1913 solar research had commenced using the Kensington 10-inch twin tube

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