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The observatory houses our self-built 24 inch telescope
Learn more about the telescope on this pagePlease see the news below for the current status on our exciting plans to build a planetarium at Sherwood Observatory. The background picture here is a model of the site as it is currently imagined, showing the existing observatory to the right with a new planetarium on top of the old reservoir to the left.
Supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, The Architectural Heritage Fund & Ashfield District Council
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Thanks to Greg Malone of Flying Shark media who put this video together for us and our member Jan Woodjetts for the commentary, we now have a video available to show which we'd like to share with you:
