Wast Hills Observatory
| Location | Birmingham, United Kingdom | ||||
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| Coordinates | 52°23′14.8″N 1°56′39.1″W / 52.387444°N 1.944194°W | ||||
| Altitude | 187.7 m (616 ft) | ||||
| Established | 1982[1] | ||||
| Website | Wast Hills Observatory, University of Birmingham | ||||
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The Wast Hills Observatory was established in 1982 primarily as a teaching laboratory for the Physics with Astrophysics BSc/MSci degree course at the University of Birmingham. It is located in Kings Norton, Birmingham, England, 8 km from the university campus. It has developed into a unique training and research facility for undergraduate and postgraduate students.[2][3][4]
List of directors
| Kenneth Elliott | 1982 - 2003 |
| Somak Raychaudhury | 2003 - 2012 |
| Graham Smith | 2012 - 2016 |
| Sean McGee | 2016 - 2021 |
| Matt Nicholl | 2021 - 2023 |
| Ben Gompertz | 2023 - |
References
- ↑ "Astrophysics & Space Research Group :: The University of Birmingham Observatory". www.sr.bham.ac.uk.
- ↑ "Fortified observatory, Wast Hills (C) David Stowell". www.geograph.org.uk.
- ↑ "City students have stars in their eyes after great comet hunt". 31 March 2013.
- ↑ "B/9295/1981 - Erection of Observatory for the Department of Space Research, (as amended by plans received 19.10.81). Wast Hills Playing Field Centre, Off Wast Hills Lane, Kings Norton". publicaccess.bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk.