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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 pollutionbad (9/14)
Light pollution history2006: very bad (10/14)
2016: bad (9/14)
2020: bad (9/14)
2022: bad (9/14)
2024: bad (9/14)
Limiting magnitude5.8
 
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