STARGAZERS will be able to peer into the universe from a state-of-the-art observatory which is to be built after a £200,000-plus fund-raising effort.
The new facility at Kielder Observatory, in Northumberland, will open to the public in early autumn after receiving National Lottery and EU funding.
Work will begin in the coming weeks on the £209,000 project in the protected Dark Sky Park, which means it possesses exceptional starry nights.
The new observatory will feature a fully-automated telescope and a retractable roof.
Kielder's founder and lead astronomer Gary Fildes said: "This new observatory will enable the science team to provide even more resources to the community who visit us."
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