Norman Lockyer Observatory

12/04/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended the Introduction to Astronomy 🪐 🔭 course at the Observatory yesterday, you were a fantastic group of attendees . We hope you all enjoyed it as much as all the volunteers enjoyed running it for you.

We do still have some places left for the course running on the 5th September 2026, but these are filling up fast so early booking is recommended. Details of how to book/pay available here:

Introduction to Astronomy INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY COURSE Saturday 11th April 2026, 10am to 5pm – fully bookedSaturday 5th September 2026, 10am to 5pm. Course prices £40 per person (£30 for members). To book please email [email protected] and include details of the name(s) of those who ...

16/03/2026

Thanks to all the visitors that joined us for our British Science Week open day.
Got off to a sticky start when got stuck on our grounds luckily a local farmer was on hand! Thanks to: Colyton Grammar teacher and students for hosting the rocket making workshop;
Our great guest speakers; and of course to our fantastic volunteers during the day!

15/03/2026

05/03/2026

British Science Week, Family Open Day at the Norman Lockyer Observatory on Saturday 14th March 11:00am-5:00pm. Adults £12, children free!

07/01/2026

URGENT NOTICE — Due to adverse weather warnings for Thursday 8th January we have had to make the decision to cancel our open evening for tomorrow night. This is for the safety of our visitors and our volunteers alike.

03/01/2026

A very Happy New Year to all our followers.
Here is our list of Public Open evenings for 2026
We also offer the introduction to Astronomy courses but these must be booked in advance.

20/12/2025

Capture of a fireball from NLO meteor cameras and radio detection system.

Recording of a bright fireball over the UK captured by 36 cameras of the UK Meteor Network. Data analysis provided by Mark McIntyre.Link to the processed dat...

06/12/2025

If you are looking for the perfect Christmas present for a loved one interested in learning more about Astronomy there are still places left on the INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY COURSE at the Norman Lockyer Observatory, Sidmouth on Saturday 11th April 2026, 10am to 5pm.
Course prices are only £35 per person (£25 for members).
To book please email [email protected] and include details of the name(s) of those who would like to attend the course and whether they are members together with their email addresses and contact phone numbers. Further booking information and details of how to pay will be sent to you via email.
Course details available at https://normanlockyer.com/.../introduction-to-astronomy

12/11/2025

Are you looking for the perfect Christmas present for a loved one wanting to learn more about Astronomy?

Why not book them on an INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY COURSE at the Norman Lockyer Observatory in Sidmouth!

Course dates for 2026 are
Saturday 11th April 2026, 10am to 5pm.
Saturday 5th September 2026, 10am to 5pm.

Course prices for 11th April 2026, £35 per person (£25 for members). Courses prices for 5th September 2026 are currently under review and will be updated in due course.

To book please email [email protected] and include details of the name(s) of those who would like to attend the course and whether they are members together with their email addresses and contact phone numbers. Also please clearly state which date you wish to attend. Further booking information and details of how to pay will be sent to you via email.
Course details available at https://normanlockyer.com/education/introduction-to-astronomy-course/

02/11/2025

We hope all that came along for the postponed rocket car race today had fun there were some fantastic designs and some being extremely rapid!