51.296633° North; 1.053267° East; Elevation 69m (all +-5m)

The Centre for Astrophysics and Planetary Science has obtained funding from the University of Kent to refurbish and update the existing observatory into a fully automised system to be used in teaching, outreach and research.

Baader Planetarium has supplied us with the new observatory. This includes a 17″ Astrograph from Plane Wave Instruments with a 4k x 4k CCD and a BVRIH-alpha filter set as well as a 90 frames per second camera. The new dome and telescope have now been installed and we have started with regular observing.

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