Observatory Networks

Observatory Sites and Networks Since 1780 - an @ahrcpress-funded Network Grant based @RMGreenwich and @NtlMuseumsScot

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Samuel Hale, Chair & CEO at Mount Wilson Institute (and grandson of *that* Hale) will be talking to us about the Alliance of Historic Observatories, founded only in 2019, to address common challenges and share successes #ObsNet4

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After fantastic tours, taking in the telescope domes, object store, rare books, library & Astropark, we're turning to a panel session on how historic observatory sites can and have been sustained by gaining official heritage status, joining forces and meeting challenges #ObsNet4

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'horror stories' and 'bad things can happen'! Tales not for the faint-hearted historic instrument enthusiast... #ObsNet4

[Rebekah Higgitt @beckyfh]

Great tour - so much of the material culture, architecture and sense of place remain @ArmaghPlanet, plus I'm always happy to find myself on an observatory roof with like-minded folk! #ObsNet4 @ObservatoryNet

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Session 7 of #ObsNet4 is on Sustaining historic instruments and observatory environments. Prof Michael Burton is starting this session highlighting AOPs plans for UNESCO World Heritage alongside @DIASDunsink and @BirrCastle #staycurious @ObservatoryNet

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(And delighted to see that Jim has joined us online!) #ObsNet4

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Michael Burton, Director @ArmaghPlanet, notes that they are funded to do astronomy and education and not heritage - a common theme that came up yesterday. Nevertheless, they do explore and care for their history and heritage and manage to get some financial support #ObsNet4

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An acknowledgement in discussion that Jim Bennett's 1990 book, Church, State and Astronomy in Ireland: 200 Years of Armagh Observatory, "is their bible" #ObsNet4