Film stills from the release of the New Isaac Newton telescope at Royal Observatory Herstmonceux, British Pathé
Left alone with nothing but Newton
In 1967 the Sir Isaac Newton telescope was build in the former Royal Observatory in Herstmonceux, East Sussex. Due to a lack of light and ability to see the stars, the telescope was removed in 1990. The ones still there are astronomy hobbyists. I visited the observatory again, fascinated by the half shaped globes and the space enthousiast atmosphere there, I let the hobbyists pose with their ‘instruction planets’. A tribute to what it once was, but hiding spot for what it now is.
Film stills from the release of the New Isaac Newton telescope at Royal Observatory Herstmonceux, British Pathé