The Observatory Again

Draw Down the Stars: Kielder After Dark

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April 29th 2011
Kielder Observatory looked nothing like I expected it to. Having never been to an observatory in my life before, I expected all observatories to be huge Plexiglas domes with an even bigger telescope sticking out of the top. I have no idea where this vision came from, probably a cartoon from the eighties where the end of the telescope is an enormous distorted eye keeping a lookout at the locals d ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more