Hi,

My name is Chris Longthorn and I am an electrical engineer. I live and work in Rugby in the UK.

I have been interested in Astronomy since I was about 11 when the Apollo moon shots were taking place. Over the years I have owned several telescopes and I currently use a 14 inch F4.1 Newtonian Reflector on an Equatorial Mount.

I have had an observatory at my current address for quite a while now. The present observatory was built by myself from August to November 2001. Previously I had a run-off roof shed which housed an 8.5 inch Newtonian Reflector, the new observatory was built so that I could upgrade to a larger telescope.Visit the Observatory page to see how I constructed Cymbeline Observatory.

I am Secretary of the Coventry and Warwickshire Astronomical Society. The meetings are very interesting and are held at 7:15 p.m. on every 2nd Friday of each month at Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall in Earlsdon, Coventry. If you are interested you are welcome to come along, your first visit is free.

I have also been a member of the British Astronomical Association since I was 17.

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