VIDEO: Yorkshire's Guardians of the Galaxy rebuild half-tonne telescope at nature reserve

Members of the public can have the chance to take in the wonders of the universe through the telescope themselves.
Date: 15th February 2017.
Picture James Hardisty.
Peter Foster, of Lime Tree Farm, Grewelthorpe, near Ripon, has build an  observatory on his land to house a John  Wall 24" reflector telescope which has saved from Crayford Manor in Kent, the observatory called Lime Tree Observatory, is open to the public and schools for talks at set days during the year.Date: 15th February 2017.
Picture James Hardisty.
Peter Foster, of Lime Tree Farm, Grewelthorpe, near Ripon, has build an  observatory on his land to house a John  Wall 24" reflector telescope which has saved from Crayford Manor in Kent, the observatory called Lime Tree Observatory, is open to the public and schools for talks at set days during the year.
Date: 15th February 2017. Picture James Hardisty. Peter Foster, of Lime Tree Farm, Grewelthorpe, near Ripon, has build an observatory on his land to house a John Wall 24" reflector telescope which has saved from Crayford Manor in Kent, the observatory called Lime Tree Observatory, is open to the public and schools for talks at set days during the year.

As part of the Dark Sky Festival, there was a special viewing opportunity at the Lime Tree site on Wednesday.

But for those who couldn’t make it this week, the observatory will be running monthly star events throughout this year for those keen on astronomy.

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More than 100 events are being held across 21 different locations within the North York Moors and Yorkshire Dales national parks as part of the Dark Sky Festival between February 18 and 26.

To book places at the observatory’s public events, call Nidderdale AONB on 01423 712950.