City Observatory, Edinburgh
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The City Observatory is on Calton Hill in Edinburgh, Scotland.
This used to be a scientific observatory until replaced by the bigger and less central Royal Observatory on Blackford Hill in 1890. The city observatory is still functioning and open to the public on some Fridays at astronomically special times, as an ancient monument run by the local astronomy society. Due to city centre light pollution, usually only brighter familiar objects can be seen.
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