Coats Observatory is Scotland's oldest public observatory. It is currently closed for refurbishment as part of a 4-year long £42m transformation of the observatory and museum buildings. Located in Oakshaw Street West, Paisley, Renfrewshire, the observatory has been operational since 1 October 1883 and continues to function to this day, offering visitors the opportunity to view the night sky through the powerful telescopes housed within the building. The observatory is currently closed for redevelopment and is due to reopen in 2023.
CoatsObservatory is Scotland's oldest public observatory. It is currently closed for refurbishment as part of a 4-year long £42m transformation of the...
notable sites, including Paisley Abbey, Paisley Museum and CoatsObservatory, Paisley Town Hall, Coats Memorial Church, Sma' Shot Cottages and St Mirren Park...
Coats Paisley is a reception hall which stands at the west end of the High Street in Paisley, Scotland. The building was the home of Thomas Coats Memorial...
This is a partial list of astronomical observatories ordered by name, along with initial dates of operation (where an accurate date is available) and...
Thomas Coats (1809–1883) was a Scottish thread manufacturer. Coats was born at Paisley 18 October 1809. He was the fourth of a family of ten sons. His...
bodies, including the Paisley Free Library and Museum (1871), the CoatsObservatory (1882) and Paisley Technical College and School of Art (1897; subsequently...
of astronomical observatories List of astronomical societies Airdrie Public ObservatoryCoatsObservatory, Paisley Mills Observatory, Dundee. The only...
Institution, founded in 1808 the Coats donated a museum and library to the town, funded the building of the Coatsobservatory and promoted education throughout...
by the industrialist Sir Peter Coats in 1871. The building, which also houses Paisley Library and the CoatsObservatory, was designed by Glasgow architect...
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expeditions The Coats family were wealthy Clydeside thread manufacturers, with a taste for adventure, who had also founded the CoatsObservatory at Paisley...
– the UK's largest refractor (1893), and the 10-inch refractor at CoatsObservatory, Paisley (1898). In 1887, Grubb's firm built seven normal astrographs...
Jodrell Bank Observatory (/ˈdʒɒdrəl/ JOD-rəl) in Cheshire, England hosts a number of radio telescopes as part of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics...
the world. Those of note include: Glasgow King's Theatre, Glasgow CoatsObservatory, Paisley Dundee Magdalen Green Bandstand Garden Railings (design No...
Lodge: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. "49 Oakshaw Street CoatsObservatory: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. "St James Street Sheriff...
replacement. Andrew Coats was a member of the prosperous Coats family of thread manufacturers, who had founded the CoatsObservatory at Paisley. Bruce joined...
The MDM Observatory (Michigan-Dartmouth-MIT Observatory; obs. code: 697) is an optical astronomical observatory located adjacent to Kitt Peak National...
The University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory (TAO) is an astronomical observatory located on the summit of Cerro Chajnantor, at an altitude of 5,640 m (18...
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