BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//6.6.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:52849@gostargazing.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240929T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240929T163000 DTSTAMP:20231230T173537Z URL:https://gostargazing.co.uk/events/hesketh-park-observatory-public-open -day-2024-09-29/ SUMMARY:Hesketh Park Observatory Public Open Day DESCRIPTION:Visit the fabulous Grade 2 listed Hesketh Park Observatory at t his one of their public open days that occur on the last Sunday of each mo nth throughout the year.\n\nThis is a great opportunity to see up close a rare example of a working 6-inch aperture Victorian refracting telescope m ade by the famous self-taught optical specialist Thomas Cooke.\n\nLearn ab out the facility's history and Joseph Baxendale\, the founding astronomer\ , who was in 1871 was appointed 'Timekeeping Astronomer and Meteorologist for Manchester'.\n\nThese events are proudly run voluntarily by the enthus iastic members of the Southport Astronomical Society. No booking is requir ed\; turn up on the day and take the family along!\n\nNote that opening ti mes are 10.30 am to 4.30 pm (April to September) and 10.30 am to 4.00 pm ( October to March). ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gostargazing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 20/02/hesketh-park-observatory.jpg LOCATION:Hesketh Park Observatory\, Hesketh Park\, Southport\, Merseyside\, PR9 9LN\, United Kingdom GEO:53.656567;-2.987032 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Hesketh Park\, Southport\, Merseyside\, PR9 9LN\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Hesketh P ark Observatory:geo:53.656567,-2.987032 ORGANIZER;CN="Southport Astronomical Society":MAILTO:delphicenigma@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240331T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR