Hawera Observatory

Hawera Observatory is situated in King Edward Park, Hawera, New Zealand, and is administered and maintained by the Hawera Astronomical Society, which meets at the observatory on the second Wednesday of the month from February to December. Also, by arrangement, open nights (weather permitting) are held for local groups as well as members.

The observatory was founded by amateur astronomer and telescope maker, George Mortimer Townsend, who also co-founded the Hawera Astronomical Society in 1926.

External links

• Observatory website

Coordinates: 39°35′09″S 174°16′22″E / 39.58589°S 174.27279°E / -39.58589; 174.27279

Astronomical observatories in New Zealand
Ashburton Astronomy Group Observatory Benmore Peak Beverly-Begg Observatory Carter Observatory Cawthron Atkinson Observatory Farm Cove Observatory Gifford Observatory Hamilton Astronomical Society Observatory Hawera Observatory James Cook Observatory Mount Albert Grammar School Mount John University Observatory Nankivell Observatory New Plymouth Observatory North Otago Astronomical Society Observatory R. F. Joyce Observatory Southland Astronomical Society Observatory Stardome Observatory Thomas King Observatory Townsend Observatory Ward Observatory Whangarei Observatory