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Hoober Observatory

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J A Jones Hoober Observatory is a privately owned observatory located in South Yorkshire, England near to the villages of Hoober and Wentworth, North-northwest of Rotherham. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 30 relations: Allan Chapman (historian), Apochromat, Apparent magnitude, Astronomy Centre, Barnsley, BBC, Celestron, Doncaster, England, F-number, Hoober Observatory, Hoober Stand, Hydrogen-alpha, List of astronomical societies, Lunar eclipse, Meteor shower, Mexborough, Newtonian telescope, Observatory, Refracting telescope, Rotherham, Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope, Software Bisque, South Yorkshire, Swinton, South Yorkshire, Takahashi Seisakusho, Todmorden, Vixen (telescopes), Wadham College, Oxford, Wentworth, South Yorkshire.

  2. Astronomical observatories in England
  3. Buildings and structures in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham
  4. Mexborough
  5. Organisations based in South Yorkshire

Allan Chapman (historian)

Allan Chapman FRAS (born 30 May 1946) is a British historian of science.

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Apochromat

An apochromat, or apochromatic lens (apo), is a photographic or other lens that has better correction of chromatic and spherical aberration than the much more common achromat lenses.

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Apparent magnitude

Apparent magnitude is a measure of the brightness of a star or other astronomical object.

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Astronomy Centre

The Astronomy Centre, also known as the Amateur Astronomy Centre, is an astronomical observatory located in northern England which is run by experienced amateur astronomers and is open to the public at certain times. Hoober Observatory and astronomy Centre are astronomical observatories in England.

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Barnsley

Barnsley is a market town in South Yorkshire, England.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

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Celestron

Celestron, LLC is a company that manufactures telescopes and distributes telescopes, binoculars, spotting scopes, microscopes, and accessories manufactured by its parent company, the Synta Technology Corporation of Taiwan.

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Doncaster

Doncaster is a city in South Yorkshire, England.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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F-number

An f-number is a measure of the light-gathering ability of an optical system such as a camera lens.

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Hoober Observatory

J A Jones Hoober Observatory is a privately owned observatory located in South Yorkshire, England near to the villages of Hoober and Wentworth, North-northwest of Rotherham. Hoober Observatory and Hoober Observatory are 1978 establishments in England, 1993 establishments in England, amateur astronomy organizations, astronomical observatories in England, buildings and structures in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, Mexborough and Organisations based in South Yorkshire.

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Hoober Stand

Hoober Stand is a tower and Grade II* listed building on a ridge in Wentworth, South Yorkshire in northern England. Hoober Observatory and Hoober Stand are buildings and structures in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham.

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Hydrogen-alpha

Hydrogen-alpha, typically shortened to H-alpha or Hα, is a deep-red visible spectral line of the hydrogen atom with a wavelength of 656.28 nm in air and 656.46 nm in vacuum.

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List of astronomical societies

A list of notable groups devoted to promoting astronomy research and education.

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Lunar eclipse

A lunar eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened.

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Meteor shower

A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate, or originate, from one point in the night sky.

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Mexborough

Mexborough is a town in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England.

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Newtonian telescope

The Newtonian telescope, also called the Newtonian reflector or just a Newtonian, is a type of reflecting telescope invented by the English scientist Sir Isaac Newton, using a concave primary mirror and a flat diagonal secondary mirror.

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Observatory

An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial, marine, or celestial events.

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Refracting telescope

A refracting telescope (also called a refractor) is a type of optical telescope that uses a lens as its objective to form an image (also referred to a dioptric telescope).

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Rotherham

Rotherham is a Minster town in South Yorkshire, England.

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Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope

The Schmidt–Cassegrain is a catadioptric telescope that combines a Cassegrain reflector's optical path with a Schmidt corrector plate to make a compact astronomical instrument that uses simple spherical surfaces.

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Software Bisque

Software Bisque, Inc. (formerly named Computer Assist Services) is a corporation based in Golden, Colorado that develops robotics telescope mounts and accessories and publishes software used in astronomy.

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South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire is a ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England.

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Swinton, South Yorkshire

Swinton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England on the west bank of the River Don.

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Takahashi Seisakusho

is a Japanese manufacturer of telescopes and related equipment (such as eyepieces and equatorial mounts) founded in 1932 by Kitaro Takahashi in Tokyo.

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Todmorden

Todmorden is a market town and civil parish in the Upper Calder Valley in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England.

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Vixen (telescopes)

Vixen is a Japanese company that makes telescopes, binoculars, spotting scopes and accessories for their products.

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Wadham College, Oxford

Wadham College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.

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Wentworth, South Yorkshire

Wentworth is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England.

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See also

Astronomical observatories in England

Buildings and structures in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham

Mexborough

Organisations based in South Yorkshire

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoober_Observatory

Also known as J A Jones Hoober Observatory, J. A. Jones Hoober Observatory, Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society, Mexborough And Swinton Night Sky Astronomy Club, Mexborough and Swinton Astronomical Society.