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| Alternative names | The Alexander Observatory |
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| Location(s) | Aldershot, Rushmoor, Hampshire, South East England, England |
| Coordinates | 51°15′30″N 0°45′44″W / 51.258412°N 0.762339°W |
| Built | 1906– |
| Telescope style | astronomical observatory equatorial mount refracting telescope  |
| Diameter | 8 in (0.20 m) |
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Aldershot observatory is a circular red-brick building with a domed roof standing on Queens Avenue in Aldershot Military Town[1] near Aldershot, England, home to the British Army since circa 1854. Inside is an 8-inch (203 mm) refracting telescope on a German-type equatorial mount with a clockwork drive which will run for about 2 hours without rewinding, this has a facility to vary the drive rate. The telescope and observatory building were a gift from aviation pioneer Patrick Young Alexander to the British Army, a fact which is recorded by a plaque near the observatory door. It reads: ‘Presented to the Aldershot Army Corps by Patrick Y Alexander Esq 1906’.