 Kielder Observatory | |||||||||||||||
| Organization | Kielder Observatory Astronomical Society | ||||||||||||||
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| Location | Kielder Forest, Northumberland, England | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°13′55″N 2°36′58.5″W / 55.23194°N 2.616250°W | ||||||||||||||
| Altitude | 370 m (1,214 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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Kielder Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in Kielder Forest, Northumberland, England. The site is on Black Fell, overlooking Kielder Water near the Scottish border. It is accessible from James Turrell's Kielder Skyspace via a half-mile long forest track.
The observatory's design is the result of a competition managed by RIBA Competitions which was won by London-based Charles Barclay Architects. The building is powered by solar panels and a wind turbine.[1] It won the RIBA Award[2] for its architecture in 2009 and also that same year a Civic Trust Award.[3]
The observatory is administered by the Kielder Observatory Astronomical Society, which is a registered charity consisting of a board of Trustees and ten permanent members of staff responsible for educational delivery.
- ^ "Kielder Observatory History". Archived from the original on 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
- ^ "RIBA award". Retrieved 2015-04-14.
- ^ "Kielder Observatory scoops major award". News Post Leader. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2012.