Cambridge Observatory (1823) stars on dome

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The photograph on this page of Cambridge Observatory (1823) stars on dome by Mark Hurn as part of the Geograph project.

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Cambridge Observatory (1823) stars on dome

Image: © Mark Hurn Taken: 3 Sep 2007

The original stars were covered in gold, these are modern replacements, covered in paint!

Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0

Image Location

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Latitude
52.214736
Longitude
0.095484