Thursday 11th August, Perseid Meteor watching and Tales of the Night Sky.

Thursday 11th August, Perseid Meteor watching and Tales of the Night Sky.
Saturday 7th May, 8pm. Free entry.
Continue reading Sunset walk and storytelling under the starsNorman Lockyer Observatory have teamed up with University of Exeter’s Space.Exe society to hold a family day of exploring the Universe!
Continue reading NLO/Space.Exe event Saturday March 19thAt 7.15pm there will be a themed talk about the “Winter Constellations” followed by a planetarium show and historic telescope tour with viewing if clear. Please see the opening times page for our full 2022 programme. We propose holding two open evenings/month, Covid willing!
Sunday 22nd August, 2:30pm
NLO_Open_Afternoon_22AugThe Observatory now has a live lightning detection station as part of the Blitzortung network
Continue reading Lightning Detection at the NLOEnjoy the 2020 Sidmouth Science Festival from the comfort of your own home.
Continue reading Sidmouth Science Festival 2020A virtual planetarium tour of the night sky – streaming 23rd October at 8:30pm
Continue reading Devon Dark Skies 2020It is with a heavy heart that the south west astronomy fair 2020 at the Norman Lockyer Observatory has been cancelled due to covid-19.
Thank you to all our supporter to this years event.
Once we have a clearer picture we will make plans for next years event.
We wish you all safe and well at this difficult time.
In light of public health concerns, the observatory will remain closed for public open evenings and group visits to guard against the spread of COVID-19. We anticipate that this will be for the next few weeks until the situation becomes clearer.
Please accept our apologies.