Certificate of Higher Education in Astronomy

The Observatory

Practical classes will be at the Department's own observatory, the University of London Observatory in Mill Hill, North-West London. The Observatory is conveniently reached by Thameslink trains from central London. There is no car parking at the Observatory for students, but it is possible to park in the nearby Daws Lane Car Park.

The Observatory has recently been refurbished and the accommodation and equipment for student use have been extended. It is equipped with the following telescopes: the Radcliffe 24/18-inch refractor; the Allen 24-inch reflector; the Fry 8-inch refractor; two 14-inch Celestron reflectors. The telescopes have a full range of instruments including spectrographs and CCD detectors.