Global InformationBayfordbury Observatory information
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| Organization | University of Hertfordshire | ||||||||||||||||
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| Observatory code | J33 | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Hertfordshire, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°46′30″N 00°05′40″W / 51.77500°N 0.09444°W | ||||||||||||||||
| Altitude | 66 metres (217 ft) | ||||||||||||||||
| Established | 1969 | ||||||||||||||||
| Website | Bayfordbury Observatory | ||||||||||||||||
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Bayfordbury Observatory is the University of Hertfordshire's astronomical and atmospheric physics remote sensing observatory, and one of the largest teaching observatories in the UK. It is located in the relatively dark countryside of Bayfordbury, Hertfordshire, 6 miles from the main university campus in Hatfield. The first telescope was built in 1969, and since then has been used as a teaching observatory for undergraduate students, staff and student research as well as for public outreach activities.