点评:Visited during Easter holidays and we were staying nearby in Butteryhough. My wife and I were joined by our 13yo and 10yo children.
It was 9pm til midnight. Thankfully we had clear skies. Started with a talk about the origins of the universe that lasted 45 mins and was very interesting and well delivered.
The remaining time we were split into groups and went with a different staff member/expert astronomer to look at different objects in the night sky with a variety of telescopes. There was also a hot drink provided and a chance to visit the gift shop with a nice range of merchandise.
Kielder is a dark sky area and the views were stunning with or without a telescope. The astronomers were enthusiastic, friendly, numerous and extremely knowledgeable.
Wrap up warm as observatories are open to the night air of course and one part was outside using a telescope.
The advice is to arrive 15 minutes early which is wise as it takes about that long to drive from the main road up the track to the observatory.
A huge thanks to all the staff there for a really memorable and enjoyable night!
If you’re staying anywhere nearby it is a must do experience!
翻译:复活节假期期间,我们住在巴特里霍夫附近。我和妻子带着我们13岁和10岁的孩子一起去了。
当时从晚上9点到午夜。谢天谢地,天空晴朗。首先是一场关于宇宙起源的讲座,持续了45分钟,非常有趣,讲解也很到位。
剩下的时间,我们被分成几组,与不同的工作人员/天文学专家一起,用各种望远镜观察夜空中的不同天体。现场还提供了热饮,并有机会参观了琳琅满目的礼品店。
基尔德天文台是一片夜空暗区,无论有没有望远镜,景色都令人叹为观止。天文学家们热情友好,人数众多,而且知识渊博。
当然,天文台是开放的,可以呼吸到夜晚的空气,而且其中一部分是在室外使用望远镜观测的。
建议提前15分钟到达,因为从主路沿着轨道开车到天文台大约需要15分钟。
非常感谢所有工作人员,让我们度过了一个难忘而愉快的夜晚!
如果您住在附近,这绝对是一次不容错过的体验!