🔭 Durham University Observatory

United Kingdom · Europe · 54.77°N, 1.59°W

The Durham University Observatory is a weather observatory owned and operated by the University of Durham. It is a Grade II listed building located at Potters Bank, Durham and was founded in 1839 initially as an astronomical and meteorological observatory by Temple Chevallier, until 1937 when the observatory moved purely to meteorological recording.

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Quick facts

Country	United Kingdom
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	54.77°N, 1.59°W · view on map

Durham University Observatory is located in United Kingdom, in Europe.

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