Drummonds Observatory [DOP] (2015- ), ‘The Drummonds’, Moulton Road, Pitsford, near Northampton (MPC No. Z34). Established by the Northampton Natural History Society . The temporary, domed fibre-glass building is located on the premises but instrument(s) installed are there are unknown (Planning Application DA/2015/0474 – Daventry District Council).
Hurst’s Observatory [HOEB] (c.1974-1985), Earls Barton, near Wellingborough, established by Guy Hurst (MPC 498). Editor of The Astronomer (1975- ), president of the BAA (2001-3). Instrument(s) not known but probably a medium sized reflector (Astr, 15 (1978), 62-3; JBAA, 93 (1983) p229-30).
Neville’s Observatory [NOGN] (c.2003- ), Greens Norton, Towcester, established by Dr R.J. Neville, former director of the BAA Instrument & Imaging Section (MPC No. 967). Equipped with a 12-inch reflecting telescope (f4.1) for comet observations (The Minor Planet Circular (IAU Commission 20), 2003 (Oct 10), MPC 49730).
Nicholson’s Observatory [NOD] (c.2004- ), Groveland, Daventry, established by Martin Nicholson for minor planet, variable and double star observations (MPC No. 456). Equipped with a 12-inch SCT catadioptric telescope (The Minor Planet Circular (IAU Commission 20), 2004 (May 4), MPC 51525; Nicholson 2009).
Oundle School Observatory [OSO] (c.1920- ), Oundle School, Oundle, established after the donation of a 4-inch equatorial Cooke refractor to the school by W.T. Carr in 1921. The instrument was setup in its own building on playing field and supplemented with a transit instrument from the BAA. In 1951, an 8.5-inch reflector was added that was replaced with a 12 telescope. After the mirror was lost a 12-inch SCT was acquired. In recent years, with the building of a new science block, a new rooftop observatory with modern telescope has been established (Walker 1956, 547; Ingalls 1951; McKim and Brown 1994).
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