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Airdrie Public Observatory

North Lanarkshire, United Kingdom

Airdrie Observatory (55° 51’ 56” N, 3° 58’ 58” W) is a fully operational, historic public astronomical observatory, which is part of the library building in the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. There are only four public observatories operating in the United Kingdom, all of which are in Scotland. Airdrie Observatory is the smallest, and second oldest. The observatory is owned and funded by Culture NL, and operated on their behalf by the Airdrie Astronomical Association (AAA), a local astronomy club and registered charity. The current observatory curators are AAA members William Tennant and Jack Frederick.

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