The Spaceguard Centre & Observatory

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The Spaceguard Centre & Observatory

Spaceguard Centre in February 2009The Spaceguard Centre is the only organisation in the UK addressing the hazard of Near Earth Objects.

NEOs are asteroids and comets that come close to, and sometimes collide with the Earth.  Such impacts can have devastating effects – they have in the past and will in the future unless we use available technologies to prevent them.

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Visit Us

The Spaceguard Centre runs regular tours of the observatory. Come and see our facilities, hear about Spaceguard and learn something about the wonders of astronomy.

 

 

Why have we brought the biggest telescope in Wales to Knighton?

 
The Spaceguard Centre, Llanshay Lane,
Knighton, Powys, LD7 1LW. United Kingdom.
Tel: 01547 520247     mail@spaceguarduk.com


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