
james73
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Coats Observatory, PaisleyWell worth a visit, a real hidden gem. It's free and well worth a visit. On
Thursday afternoons they have sun-spotting sessions, though these may lead to
disappointment during Scottish summertime...
Coats Observatory
49 Oakshaw Street West
Paisley
PA1 2DE
Multimap link
Monday CLOSED (Open public holidays 10am-5pm)
Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 2pm - 5pm
Thursday night viewings
(Last Thursday in October to last Thursday in March)
7:30pm - 9pm
James H
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scallopboy
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PS Don't forget you can go and look down the telescope at the stars on a Thursday night in the winter time.
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ex-tobester
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I paid a visit there yesterday, quite a wee gem, hard to find tho....
Also posted a panorama of the view from the viewing area.
Also highlight what SB said about the viewings....>>SEE HERE FOR DETAILS<<
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Ronnie
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| tobester wrote: | | I paid a visit there yesterday, quite a wee gem, hard to find tho... |
What IS that thing parked on the road below? A mouldy big purple one (ooh, er, missus) from Quality Street, a hogback Viking gravestone put into productive use as a planter, or an armoured sleeping policeman?
Nice globes.
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