Cyclops observatory
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Cyclops Observatory is a privately funded astronomical facility in Oostkapelle, in the Dutch province of Zeeland, close to the North Sea coast.
About Cyclops Observatory
Run by Klaas Jobse, the observatory has an International Astronomical Union monitoring code (B84), reflecting its long-running role in tracking and photographing deep-sky objects and comets.
History
The observatory was founded in 1970, with an early focus on the observation and photography of deep-sky objects and comets.
Location & getting there
Cyclops Observatory is in Oostkapelle, Zeeland, in the southwestern Netherlands, near the North Sea. The map above shows the exact position.
Visiting
As a privately run facility, opening arrangements are not published in detail here; check locally or with the operator before planning a visit.
See your named star from here
Once you have named a star through one of our star packages, we hand you its exact right ascension and declination. Any observatory staff member with a computerised telescope, including a team at Cyclops Observatory, can slew to those coordinates and point the eyepiece straight at "your" star. Browse the catalogue to see how a naming looks, or check our list of observatories to plan a visit.
Opening hours and public-visit programs vary by season. Check Google Maps for current times before you travel.
