A Private Astronomical Observatory in Central Florida
These are episodes of the KPO European Astronomy Tour, where we visit famous observatories across Europe.
In episode EAT09 of KPO’s European Astronomy Tour, we’ll be visiting the wondrous Jodrell Bank Observatory, and it’s iconic 250 foot Lovell Radio Telescope. This massive dish is the third largest steerable radio telescope in the world, and was the largest when it was built in 1957. This was just in time to allow the British to Read More …
In episode EAT08 of KPO’s European Astronomy Tour, we’ll be visiting the famous Birr Castle and William Parson’s amazing 72 inch Leviathan telescope. This site is an important piece of astronomy history. Birr Castle in central Ireland is the present day home of the 7th Earl of Rosse. The 3rd Earl was William Parsons, an English-Irish Read More …
In episode EAT07 of KPO’s European Astronomy Tour, we’ll be visiting the Royal Observatory Edinburgh, here on Blackford Hill in the old city of Edinburgh, Scotland. This observatory was built and established in April 1896, when two telescopes were moved from other locations and installed in the new observatory. The first was a 15-inch refractor, placed Read More …
In episode EAT06 of KPO’s European Astronomy Tour, we will explore the mysterious ancient observatory of Stonehenge in southern England. We’ll discuss the history and meaning of the placement of the individual stones in this amazing observatory. This iconic monument of 160 rocks and stones dates back to a time before the Egyptians built the ancient Read More …
In episode EAT04 of KPO’s European Astronomy Tour, we’re coming to you from Flam, Norway, located at 61 degrees north latitude. Here at the northernmost point of our trip, we’re going to experience the phenomenon of the Midnight Sun. At this point we are only 5 degrees south of the Arctic Circle, the most northerly Read More …