« observatories list

Wright's Tower [select site]

Thomas Wright, the first person to correctly describe the shape of our galaxy, constructed this observatory in 1758

CountryUnited Kingdom
Latitude54° 40' 26.94" N
Longitude01° 37' 44.48" W
Elevation198m
Light pollution  bad
Limiting magnitude5.8
 
Local time
 
Maps (open on google)
location on map of Earthzoomed-in view
{"aliases":[],"elevation":198,"latitude":54.674151,"longitude":-1.629023,"name":"Wright's Tower","timezone":"Europe\/London","lightpollution":9,"country":"United Kingdom","historical":"Thomas Wright, the first person to correctly describe the shape of our galaxy, constructed this observatory in 1758"}