CITY OBSERVATORY.
, The bad weather conditions last week* end- prevented -the- observatory froni=l)eing.' open to the public as usual on. Satiirdajr/ evening. The previous Saturday was ono of the best, and visitors much "apreciated •. the views of the celestial bodies that they, • obtained through the telescope. If. con*" ditions are suitable tonight the observa* tory, will be open to the public, when t.h«r telescope, will be used, and a lecture given on "The Mountains o£ the Moon. v ;Since the, moon will be at a very favourable) phase, the lecture should bo specially interesting, as the lunar mountains will ba clearly seen through the telescope.- The planets Mars and Jupiter, which are now/: so close together in the sky, will'also, no doubt, attract much attention from visU tors. The observatory is situated in the Botanical Gardens, Kelburn, and opens at? 7.30 p.m. '•...• "■ '■ . . Five of the Church of England bishop* are bachelors. They are the Bishops o£ London, Winchester, Oxford, Salisbury* and Truro. ' ■
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 129, 3 June 1933, Page 14
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