Observation by Ronan Newman : Ruined Markree Castle Observatory

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Ronan Newman

Observer

Ronan Newman

Observed

2019 Aug 22 - 22:07

Uploaded

2019 Aug 22 - 22:07

Objects

Observatory
Historical

Location

Colooney, County Sligo

Target name

markree observatory

Title

Ruined Markree Castle Observatory

About this image

Such a shame to see this once wonderful observatory in total ruin, here the tower that held the Comet seeker

Files associated with this observation

IMG_2316.JPG (1.2 MB)

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Nick James, Jeremy Shears, Andrew Dumbleton, Peter Carson, Ronan Newman, Mike Foylan

Comments

Denis Buczynski, 2019 Aug 24 - 20:00 UTC

Hi Ronan, here is a picture of the Markree comet seeker in the next post. I think it is now in either Japan or the Philippines if my memory serves me well.

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