Mills Observatory

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Mills Observatory

Alternative names	Dundee, Balgay Park, Mills Observatory
Named after	John Mills
Location	Balgay Hill, Dundee, Scotland
Coordinates	56°27′53.93″N 3°00′45.27″W / 56.4649806°N 3.0125750°W / 56.4649806; -3.0125750
Established	28 October 1935; 89 years ago (1935-10-28)
Website	Official Mills Observatory Website
Telescopes
Telescope 1 300 mm Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope 2 0.25m (10inch) Cooke Refractor, focal length of 3.75 m Telescope 3 250 mm refracting telescopes Telescope 4 Hydrogen-Alpha Solar Telescope New Addition Webcam attached telescopes New 2013 Telescope 400mm (16inch) Dobsonian Reflector
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Mills Observatory is the first purpose-built public astronomical observatory in the UK, located in Dundee, Scotland.^[1] Built in 1935, the observatory is classically styled in sandstone and has a distinctive 7 m dome, which houses a Victorian refracting telescope, a small planetarium, and display areas. The dome is one of two made from papier-mâché to survive in the UK, the other being at the Godlee Observatory.