Herstmonceux: Former Royal Observatory

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Preserving astronomy history: The fight is on to save an iconic Royal Observatory Greenwich site

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The Royal Observatory Greenwich was first built in Greenwich , London , in 1675 , to produce star charts and accurate time-keeping devices.

By the 1930s , it was apparent that London was no longer a feasible location to conduct astronomical research.

With the growth of nearby towns over the prior two decades , the site no longer had the level of dark skies it once did.

Plans were made to relocate the observatory operations, including some of the existing 19th century telescopes, to cleaner skies near the small village of Herstmonceux .

Observatory Science Centre at Herstmonceux , East Sussex , has been home to over 60,000 visitors per year.

The site was the former site of the Royal Greenwich Observatory .

A petition to save the observatory garnered over 12,000 signatures.

The landowners, the Canadian Queen's University , have released little information publicly since the announcement of their eviction from their land.

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