Phone +64 7-849 8522 | ||
Address 83 Brymer Rd, Hamilton 3200, New Zealand Similar Gifford Observatory, Thomas King Observatory, New Plymouth Observatory, Ben Peak, Ward Observatory Profiles | ||
The Hamilton Astronomical Society Observatory is located next to the Hamilton Zoo in Brymer Road to the west of Hamilton City, New Zealand. The Hamilton Astronomical Society was founded in 1933 and is one of New Zealand's oldest astronomical societies.
The observatory instruments include two radio telescopes (32'/10m and 26'/8m diameter), and a range of optical instruments, including one 24" Classical cassegrain telescope, a 14" and 8" Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, and one 12" Dobsonian telescope.
The observatory is open to the public on the first and third Wednesdays of every month at 7:30pm (8:30pm during daylight savings).
References
Hamilton Astronomical Society Observatory Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA