The Aldershot Observatory and the telescope within it have a rather chequered history. The telescope was ordered by Patrick Young Alexander in 1891 from the well-known Dublin-based Grubb Telescope Company. At this time, Alexander was living in Bath but he was planning to move soon to the Farnborough area which was a growing centre for …
It was great to meet member of the Society and visitors at the Observatory on October 25th 2022 to share in a partial Solar Eclipse. The rain held off and the clouds cooperated somewhat, to allow us to watch the Eclipse from start to finish. Not the most impressive as you can see from the …
In July 2013 Farnham Astronomical Society was delighted to host a group of amateur astronomers from France. The ‘Groupement des Astronomers Amateurs Courierois’ were touring the south of England viewing observatories and we were honoured that they were interested in visiting the Alexander Observatory and its telescope. The group were travelling down later to Salisbury to …