Astronomical Observatory of the University of the Punjab

On the Quaid-i-Azam Campus in Lahore, Pakistan, the Astronomical Observatory of the University of the Punjab serves as a working teaching facility for the university's Department of Space Science.

About Astronomical Observatory of the University of the Punjab

The observatory is based at the University of the Punjab's Quaid-i-Azam Campus and operated by its Department of Space Science. Rather than a purely public attraction, it functions primarily as a teaching laboratory supporting the department's astronomy and space-science courses.

Telescopes & research

Its main instrument is a 7-inch refracting telescope, supplemented by two smaller telescopes used for student instruction in visual and photographic astronomy.

Location & getting there

The observatory is located within the University of the Punjab's campus in Lahore, Pakistan, one of the country's major centres for higher education.

Visiting Astronomical Observatory of the University of the Punjab

As a university teaching facility, public access is not routinely advertised. Anyone hoping to visit should contact the Department of Space Science at the University of the Punjab directly to check current arrangements.

See your named star from here

Any observatory's telescope, including a refractor like the one used here for teaching, can in principle be aimed using a star's right ascension and declination. Name a star through our packages and find its coordinates in the catalogue.

Name a star of your own

Whether or not you can visit Astronomical Observatory of the University of the Punjab, you can dedicate a real, visible star through Star-Register. Name a star to receive its exact coordinates, or browse the star catalogue to look one up.