Vivienne DunstanClosure threatened Mills Observatory secures five-figure funding - a hefty donation from my husband's company, a space technology research company spun off from the University of Dundee. https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/dundee/5017390/mills-observatory-secures-funding/ #Dundee #Tayside #Space #Scotland #Astronomy #MillsObservatory #PublicScience #Outreach #Observatories #Science #STARDundee #DundeeUniversity #DundeeUni
And here's the public consultation re closure of the Mills Observatory from the council, a consultation which is only running for a few weeks. And can be completed by anyone, not just those living inside Dundee City Council boundaries. https://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/consultations-and-surveys/mills-observatory-consultation #Astronomy #Space #Dundee #Scotland #MillsObservatory #PublicScience #Outreach #Culture
Browsing comments on save the Mills Observatory petition I noticed this gem. Exactly why the observatory must be saved. I'll also link to Dundee City Council public consultation which is also vital to complete. Open to anyone, not just folk inside Dundee council area. https://www.change.org/p/mills-observatory-closure/c/850374430 #Astronomy #Space #Dundee #Scotland #MillsObservatory #PublicScience #Outreach #Culture
Heather: Growing up in Dundee in a working-class household, I had no idea what attending university even meant. I cannot emphasise enough how instrumental being able to attend planetarium shows as a young child at Mill's Observatory helped shaped my scientific career and fostered a lifelong curiosity about how the world works. For me, I attended one of the worst high schools in Scotland. I was only able to attend the physics program at the University of Dundee through their access program for students from areas of multiple deprivation. Had I not been inspired by all of the work being presented by the fantastic team at Mills observatory, I do not think I would have known any of this was an option. I am an astrophysicist now. I study how giant planets form around different kinds of stars. I will submit my thesis this summer and will then go on to work on how we can track where these giant planets are born from their chemical fingerprint. I do not believe I would have gotten here without seeing the northern lights for the first time on a very cold winter night at the top of the dome in my own hometown. And then to be told that these amazing lights are actually caused by activity on the Sun! It is a moment I think about every time I do public outreach or engagement (especially running science sessions for Dundonian children at Mill's itself!). If I could capture one moment that sparked my lifelong curiosity for anything in space, it would be that. To be clear, Mills Observatory is an important public asset for Dundee to have. In a city with a long history of scientific innovation and exploration, it has hosted and nurtured many aspiring scientists over the years. The next generation deserves that opportunity too.
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Steve Hammond✒️ 📚🔭📹 🏴Have just signed to help keep Mills Observatory from the threat of closure. #MillsObservatory #Dundee https://chng.it/mx2HKzBFcX
Petition to save the Mills Observatory in Dundee https://www.change.org/p/mills-observatory-closure #Astronomy #Space #PublicAstronomy #Science #Dundee #Scotland #Astronomy #MillsObservatory
Mills Observatory was where I saw Halley's Comet in 1986 and saw a moon rock on loan.
I just submitted a, rather impassioned, response to the survey https://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/consultations-and-surveys/mills-observatory-consultation for saving #MillsObservatory in #Dundee
Built in 1935 as a gift to the city, it was intended for education and outreach. It was unique as being the only public observatory in Britain. I know there's loads of astronomers on Mastodon. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Dundee’s Mills Observatory is under threat again https://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/consultations-and-surveys/mills-observatory-consultation #Dundee #MillsObservatory #Astronomy #PublicAstronomy #Culture #Leisure #Tayside #Scotland #DundeeCouncil #DundeeCityCouncil #PublicServices