Wast Hills Observatory

Wast Hills Observatory

Location	Birmingham, United Kingdom
Coordinates	52°23′14.8″N1°56′39.1″W / 52.387444°N 1.944194°W / 52.387444; -1.944194
Altitude	187.7m
Established	1982 [1]
Website	Wast Hills Observatory, University of Birmingham
Telescopes
408 mm Cassegrain Main Telescope, Custom built 355 mm Cassegrain Meade LX200R
Location of Wast Hills Observatory

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

1. "Astrophysics & Space Research Group :: The University of Birmingham Observatory". www.sr.bham.ac.uk.
2. "Fortified observatory, Wast Hills (C) David Stowell". www.geograph.org.uk.
3. "City students have stars in their eyes after great comet hunt". 31 March 2013.
4. "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.

External links

• Wast Hills Observatory, University of Birmingham