Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory, Moor Park
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Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory, Moor Park
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 30 Nov 2022
This observatory in the north-west part of Moor Park was designed by George James Gibbs, at the time the honorary curator of Preston Municipal Observatory, and officially opened in 1927 to coincide with a total eclipse of the sun. It was named after Jeremiah Horrocks, a 17th century English astronomer who was the first person to show that the Moon orbited around the Earth in an elliptical pattern. Today the building belongs to the University of Central Lancashire although light pollution prevents it from being used for serious astronomy.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.77425
Longitude
-2.705067