Northolt Branch Observatory
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Northolt Branch Observatory is the primary site of the Northolt Branch Observatories network, located in Northolt, London, England, and carries the observatory designation Z80.
About Northolt Branch Observatory
It is the main hub of a British-German collaboration founded in 2015 that focuses on follow-up astrometry of near-Earth asteroids, with multiple telescopes operated on-site while data processing takes place remotely in Germany.
Location & getting there
The site sits in Northolt, in west London, England, within the Europe region covered on this site.
See your named star from here
The same precise pointing used to track fast-moving asteroids from this site can be used to locate a fixed star. If you have named a star with Star Register, check its coordinates in the star catalogue and ask about viewing it from a UK observatory.
Opening hours and public-visit programs vary by season. Check Google Maps for current times before you travel.
