The Norman Lockyer Observatory Society has a membership of around 300, covering a wide range of ages and backgrounds. It exists in part to further the members’ interests in astronomy, radio and science in general and to give them access to a number of telescopes, historic and modern, at the Observatory.
It also exists to keep the Observatory operating, to maintain and develop these facilities and to open them to the public.
Each summer during the Sidmouth Folk Week the Society mounts the annual South West Astronomy Fair, with distinguished lecturers and marquees of trade stands along with telescope tours and planetarium presentations.
The Annual General Meeting of the society takes place each November. The Articles of the society are available for view.
For the benefit of our visitors the Norman Lockyer Society has a Child Protection Policy.