Mills Observatory A busy West End Saturday also saw the Friends of Balgay AGM take place at the Mills Observatory this afternoon. A very well-attended meeting at which Murray Nicoll of the Tay Valley Family History Society and the Tay Rail Bridge Disaster Memorial Trust gave a highly informative and very entertaining talk about the [...]
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This afternoon, I had the pleasure of attending the Friends of Balgay Spring Meeting at the Mills Observatory. It was a very pleasant and well-attended social event. The Friends of Balgay do much to enhance Balgay Park and its great to see the group in such good heart.
Further to my recent blog update, unfortunately, due to the weather, Wednesday’s proposed event has been postponed, but hopefully it will be rescheduled soon.
There are excellent events taking place at the Mills Observatory tomorrow night and next Wednesday as part of nationwide stargazing events. You can read more about the Mills Observatory events by going to the City Council website.
Following my update yesterday about concerns over the future of the Mills Observatory, I was interviewed by Radio Tay today (click here to listen) and the issue has been covered in the Courier, the Press and Journal, the Sun, and various other newspapers. Judging by the number of people contacting me regarding the issue today, [...]
Assurances sought over future of Mills Observatory
Posted: November 14, 2010 in Dundee City Council, Mills ObservatoryToday’s “Scotland on Sunday” newspaper reports my concerns – and those of Professor John Brown, Astronomer Royal for Scotland - over the future of Mills Observatory in the West End Ward, the only full-time public observatory in the UK. Following concerns expressed to me about the future of the observatory, I contacted the City Council’s Chief Executive, who advised : [...]
Mills Observatory Mills Observatory’s Summer Programme includes the following : Wednesday 2nd July : Water Rockets Wednesday 9th July : Constellations Tuesday 15th July : Solar Systems Tuesday 22nd July : Space Models Tuesday 29th July : Planet Trail Wednesday 6th August : Story telling All take place between 2pm and 4pm and are aimed [...]
