Visit to UCL Observatory

We have arranged a visit to and tour of UCL Observatory on 24th February 2024, 7.30pm – 9.30pm and we hope you can join us!

UCL Observatory in Mill Hill in North London is one of the best-equipped astronomical facilities for student training and research in the UK and is a jewel in the crown of UCL’s Department of Physics and Astronomy.

Trip details

Guided by students and staff from the Department of Physics and Astronomy we will hear about the teaching and research that makes this 90-year-old observatory as relevant today as when it was first built. We will the latest telescope developments and how UCL students are using these tools in their research projects. We will have an opportunity to gain access to parts of the observatory not normally available on their public tours. As an added bonus if the weather allows there will be an opportunity to look into the…