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Northolt Branch Observatory 3

United Kingdom · Europe
✦ 50.8391, -2.1957

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

About this observatory

Northolt Branch Observatory 3 is a third observing site of the Northolt Branch Observatories network, located in Blandford Forum, England, and carrying the observatory designation Z37.

About Northolt Branch Observatory 3

It supports the wider Northolt Branch Observatories collaboration, founded in 2015, contributing astrometry of near-Earth asteroids and other small Solar System objects alongside the network's Northolt and Shepherd's Bush sites.

Location & getting there

The observatory is located in Blandford Forum, in the Europe region covered on this site, some distance from the network's other two London-area sites.

See your named star from here

A telescope used to track asteroids across the sky can just as easily be aimed at a fixed star's coordinates. If you have named a star with Star Register, look up its exact position in the star catalogue before arranging a viewing.

Opening hours

Opening hours and public-visit programs vary by season. Check Google Maps for current times before you travel.

Frequently asked questions
It is located in Blandford Forum, England, and carries the observatory designation Z37.
It is the third observing site of the Northolt Branch Observatories network, alongside sites in Northolt and Shepherd's Bush, London.
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